Emerging Potters – Issue 20
RCA Show 2020
Linyu Mei For the next stage Linyu will go back to Jingdezhen, to run the international program in Sanbao International Ceramic Art Institute, while still running a studio. Contact: mcreative@foxmail.com
TAO H 90 D 170 mm Slip Cast Porcelain Born in Jiujiang, and raised in Jingdezhen, China, Linyu completed a BA in Comprehensive Design at the Fudan University， Shanghai Institute of Visual Art 2013. Over the following five years, working as a designermaker and curator mainly focused on the relationship between tradition and the contemporary, followed by an MA at the Royal College of Art in London in 2020. The work titled TAO was designed for fine dining food presentation. Collaborating with chef friend Andy, this project explores the relationship between people and how they interact with tableware. The work draws on the philosophy of Chinese Taoism. An interest in the conversion of matter and energy, therefore the idea of ‘shifting’ is strongly is embodied in this work.
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