I do not believe that a mould as it exists in a factory, smooth and fine, is a true plaster. I do not believe that true porcelain is smooth, submissive and docile, even though it is often presented as such. You can deprive your cat its claws, but will it still be a true cat?

I went through all the stages, for years I’ve been casting the way it should be done, repeating the gestures of thousands who have cast before me. But the limits of “proper” casting always seemed too narrow. There came a point when increasing control over the material was no longer the way to go.

The ExForms series with its visible casting marks was the first chapter of my looking under the skin of materials. I wanted to learn to work with them as equal partners, not rivals.

Let the cats grow their claws and let the casting marks appear on the porcelain.

from the series ExForms (2006-2012), Ø 10 cm, porcelain