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Echoes of Earth and Ether
Featured Artist: Miao Jialong
1 December 2023
Miao's artistic narrative delicately explores the commonplace, where everyday items transcend to cosmic artifacts. His meticulously crafted ceramics, resembling artisanal masterpieces, unfold tales spanning historical, contemporary, and speculative futures. This chronicle embodies resilience against the potential erasure of diverse histories, urging active participation in shaping our collective narrative.
At the core of Miao's work is an invitation to reconsider our world with thoughtful creativity. His creations, dynamic provocations born from the fusion of traditional craftsmanship and visionary foresight, prompt engagement with the latent potential of human creativity. The overlooked everyday object, often underestimated, assumes profound significance in artistic expression. It becomes a canvas for subtle and nuanced forms of communication, possessing an inherent language that artists tap into to convey emotions with a delicate touch. This subtlety in artistic expression allows for a nuanced exploration of human experience, providing viewers with a contemplative space to decipher the understated messages encoded within the ordinary. By juxtaposing the familiar with the unexpected, Miao weave a tapestry of multiple dimensions, inviting viewers into a dialogue between the tangible and the imagined. This interplay challenges preconceived notions, encouraging a reinterpretation of the ordinary and fostering a richer, more layered understanding of the world.
ANTIQUITIES SERIES
"This series of ceramic works is a cohesive collection of sculptures, each of which embodies the vision of a future relic. These modern objects are reinterpreted and presented as a reflection and imagination of our civilisation and the future world." - Miao Jialong
ANTIQUITIES SERIES, Miao Jialong, Ceramic, Variable Sizes
ANTIQUITIES SERIES 2023 (OBSCURA -Exhibition View), Miao Jialong, Ceramic, Variable Sizes
ANTIQUITIES SERIES, Miao Jialong, Ceramic, Variable Sizes
"3099"
"3099 explores a space for reflection and exploration. Offer a perspective that challenges the conventional, prompting individuals to reconsider their values and lifestyles. These artworks demonstrate the importance of diversity, inclusivity, and individual autonomy, encouraging us to reexamine the world we inhabit and explore the power of creativity and imagination." - Miao Jialong
“3099", Miao Jialong, Ceramic, Steel, 2m x 1m x 2m
SPACE DEBRIS
"Aiming to take the viewer on enthralling journeys into fictive worlds that eerily echo our own. Weaving references to science fiction, pop culture and countercultures, they touch on alternative ways of living and thinking: lost belief systems, interrupted histories, and cultures that resist inclusion in an increasingly homogenised and globalised world." - Miao Jialong
"SPACE DEBRIS”, 2021, Miao Jialong, Ceramic, Steel, 1m x 0.8m x 0.5m
Images: ©Miao Jialong, courtesy of the artist
Miao Jialong
Miao was born in China and currently lives and works in London. He received his BA from Camberwell College of Arts and his MA from Chelsea College of Arts. Miao's work crossed multiple mediums within art including ceramic sculpture, installation and art film, The infusion of futuristic elements in his work adds a layer of anticipation and speculation. Through subtle touches of sci-fi aesthetics, Miao invites viewers to contemplate the potential trajectories of our evolving world, bridging the present and the future in a visually striking manner. After graduating, Miao quietly made a mark in the art world, participating in several major exhibitions, including the London Design Festival. his work showcased a professional and innovative approach, gaining recognition in the industry. Until 2023 Miao established his own ceramic creative office, mismsim, which rejected extant models of pottery and deliberately sought to blur the line between pottery and sculpture. Drawing upon Eastern philosophy and contemporary social issues as a conceptual basis, his artworks respond to culture and history and establish an exchange between viewers and the larger universe around them.
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