Anni Hagberg
My practice is inspired by post-humanist theories with a specific focus on the complexities of the dynamic reciprocal material flows that form our reality.
I am especially interested in processes of unpredictable change and abstraction, which work as co-collaborators alongside myself, as the artist, and the materials utilised. These works considers ceramic processes and 3D digital scanning as tools for both abstraction, and material consideration.
These transmutational processes interrupt and complicate my own aesthetic intentions to better reveal and examine the varied and inconstant nature of the utilised materials (clay, glaze, glass and steel). By approaching the materials and processes as independent co-contributors in the creative works, the works question the anthropocentric conviction of artistic genius and democratises the artistic process beyond human intention.
The use of 3D scanning extends these material investigations into the digital realm, exploring the complexities of virtual matter. With a deliberate focus on both materiality and immateriality, these works also question the object-centric field of ceramics — reinterpreting ceramic materials and processes within contemporary discourses.
Flux I, 2020
Ceramic and glass
60mm x 30mm x 25mm
Flux II, 2020
ceramic, steel, glass and glaze
19mm x 16mm x 4mm
Flux Texture, 2020
Digital
Digital Flux, 2020
Digital Sculpture
