Emerging Potters – 24 Afagh Advay
July - September 2021
Name: Journey of Simorg 250cm x 120 cm 2018 Solo Relief Exhibition, Eskisehir, Turkey
Lalajin city is one of the pottery centers of Iran. The soil in this area is red and the dishes are usually turquoise and azure. The traditional technique of vitreous enamel on pottery is produced here. Also, the soil from this area is suitable for making reliefs.
Recently in addition to making relief clay boards, she has been making sculptures for urban spaces. Making the clay relief boards in large dimensions, her smallest piece is 120 x 80 cm and biggest piece is 50 x 3 meters (150 square meters).
The Tabriz and Zanuz regions have white and high-quality soil and the dishes are usually turquoise and latticed.
Holding an exhibition with these heavy boards was almost impossible for her because of the weight so she temporarily decided to change materials and use plaster instead of clay, to hold a solo exhibition in 2018. It was an interesting experience for her and of course full of challenges. But finally managed to produce 23 works in different dimensions for this exhibition.
Kalpurgan Pottery dates back to the Paleolithic era. Here dishes are still made according to ancient patterns and the potteries are made by tubular technique (wick) and without glaze. Kharmohreh Qom can be traced to 6,000 years ago. It has a turquoise blue clay that was used as a spell in the past and is now used as a decorative object.
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