While the tradition of decorative ceramic figurines is filled with beautiful and serene subject, UK ceramic
artist jessica harrison takes a decidedly darker approach. her recent ceramic work uses this tradition as
a starting point, subverting it through the addition of morbid imagery such as skulls and blood. in the
piece ‘emily’, a reclining female is quite tranquil until you look closer at its face, which appears to
have been completely removed leaving only the skull and a dangling eyeball. in the standing figure
‘maria’, a beautiful white dress is covered in blood as the woman holds her own guts.
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