2021 Commencement Exhibition

Kirra Browne

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2021 Commencement Exhibition
Cropped close up of 8 out of 16 ceramic plates. The plates are hanging on a sky-blue wall. Each plate is about 8 inches in diameter. The center of each plate is decorated with an image of a tree on a cliffside that overlooks the ocean. The image becomes i + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
16 Trips to the Cliffs 01 2021 Glazed Stoneware, Underglaze, and Decals 36 in x 36 in x 1.5 in
Full view of 16 ceramic plates hanging on a sky-blue wall. The 16 plates are arranged in a 4 x 4 square. The full set of plates spans about 36 in x 36 in on the wall. Each plate is about 8 inches in diameter. The center of each plate is decorated with an + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
16 Trips to the Cliffs 02 2021 Glazed Stoneware, Underglaze, and Decals 36 in x 36 in x 1.5 in
Close up shot of a single ceramic plate. The plate is about 8 inches in diameter, hanging on a sky-blue wall. It is the first plate in the set of 16 plates. The center of the plate is decorated with an image of a tree on a cliffside that overlooks the oce + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
16 Trips to the Cliffs 03 2021 Glazed Stoneware, Underglaze, and Decals 36 in x 36 in x 1.5 in
Full view of a shelf holding ceramic objects on a sky-blue wall. The objects, from left to right, are a bottle, a can, a bottle, a bottle, a can, and a can. The ceramic bottles are in the shape of rectangular bottles. The ceramic cans are in the shape of + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
Buy 2 Get 1 Free! 2021 Unglazed Stoneware, Porcelain, and Underglaze
Close up view of 3 ceramic, handbuilt cans. The cans are facing forward, showing the label identifying them as ‘Golden State Cider’. Under the label, each can has a different subtitle. For the subtitles, the can on the left states ‘No Rain Very Dry’, the + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
No Rain, Very Dry Cans 01 2021 Unglazed Stoneware and Underglaze
Close up view of 3 ceramic, handbuilt cans. The cans are facing backwards, showing the label on the backside of the cans. The label is rectangular, containing different text and ingredients on each can. The text is written in orange underglaze. A pattern + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
No Rain, Very Dry Cans 02 2021 Unglazed Stoneware and Underglaze
Close up view of 3 slip-casted ceramic bottles. The ceramic bottles are in the shape of plastic rectangular bottles. The bottles are facing forward, positioned at a three-quarter view point. On the front of the bottle is a label identifying the bottles as + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
100% Green Juice Bottles 01 2021 Unglazed Porcelain and Underglaze
Close up view of 3 slip-casted ceramic bottles. The ceramic bottles are in the shape of plastic rectangular bottles. The bottles are facing backwards, positioned at a three-quarter view point. The backside of the bottle has a label containing different te + Enlarge
Kirra Browne
100% Green Juice Bottles 02 2021 Unglazed Porcelain and Underglaze
Statement

My work is inspired by daily routine and domestic objects. Through my art practice, I explore how these ordinary moments and objects can be deconstructed and re-assembled to highlight their significance in influencing how I interact with the world.

As I investigate my own experiences with the domestic, a focal point of my current ceramics work has come to center around the permanence and instability of memory. In the digital age it is incredibly easy for people to record and document every moment, no longer having to rely on memory to recall people, places, and events. Now even the little things can be fossilized. With this new abundance of information and digitized memory available, the physical experience is left floating in limbo as it is no longer tethered to specific conditions.

By using a process based in craft, I can ground those memorable experiences into physical objects. As I create monuments to these memories, I find myself looking to develop a visual language of icons and symbols to record my experiences. I’m drawn to repetition of specific words and images in ways that creates different patterns and stories among the same objects. When the repetition begins to have slight variations, those little differences become monumental. Those significant changes invite confrontation of these experiences, allowing for personal reflection on what I am leaving behind as an impression on the world just like how it has left impressions on me.

 

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