Original artwork description:

Title
Squaring the Circle - attempt 15

Inspiration & Concept
Squaring the Circle explores the paradox of presence and absence through a series of kurinuki ceramic sculptures. The title refers both to the ancient mathematical impossibility and to the object itself: a square block of clay pierced by a round peg. The remnants of this act - the tension between square exterior and circular void - form the heart of the work.

Using the traditional Japanese kurinuki technique, material is carved away to reveal a hollow shape. In this case, a square and a circle - two mathematically incompatible forms - approach one another through a slow, subtractive process. The sculpture becomes a meditation on the impossibility of fully holding or revealing an idea without also dismantling it.

Each piece reflects the fragility of what we try to grasp, showing how the act of revealing can also be an act of erasure. The raw tactility of the clay contrasts with the hollow’s intangible presence, asking us to consider what is left behind - and at what cost - when form meets intention.

Materials & Techniques
Hand-carved from stoneware clay using the kurinuki method. Each form is shaped by pressing a round peg into a square block, then carefully carved to expose the inner cavity. Fired at high temperatures in Denmark. Wood-ash glazed. Each piece is signed, numbered, and entirely unique, bearing the marks of the process and the stress of its making.

Packaging & Delivery
Each piece is securely wrapped and boxed for safe delivery. Shipped via tracked courier with full delivery updates.

Additional Information

Food-safe glazed interior
Can be used as a unique drinking vessel
Signed and numbered on the base
Includes certificate of authenticity

This work is part of EP&W – Exploring Perception and Worth, an ongoing project focused on the relationship between value, context, and function in art. Works in this series are intentionally priced to remain accessible and often serve a dual purpose - in this case, as both sculptural object and functional cup.

Materials used:

Wild clay, wooden ash

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