By Srabani Ghosh

I and Me, Wishing for We

Glazed Stoneware Ceramic on Cherrywood
56 x 29 x 29 cm

£3,600.00
About the Artwork

'I and Me, wishing for We' is a reinterpretation of a 16C Westerwald German decanting pitcher held in the V&A European Gallery carrying elaborate images of drunken revelry. 
It is a contemporary retelling of modern day ritual and commensality. It is based on observations on the underground of people being isolated through their technology sound bubbles lost to each other; in a sense being 'Atomised'. The ritualisation of our relationship with technology is edging us further away from commensality although paradoxically we all crave a respite from loneliness. 
 Drink in Britain is associated with commensality. Subverting a 16C decanting pitcher to carry a narrative of ritualised technology induced isolation is a twist that on first glance might hark back to traditions of centuries past. It appealed to my sensibility of using a traditional craft object as record of an unfolding global phenomenon that is transforming how humans choose to commune. 
The making for 'I and Me, wishing for We' saw the use of digital technology (laser, rapid form) as auxiliary to the main analogue traditional craft processes of hand coiling, sprigging sgraffito, inlay, incise, throwing. The piece sits on a handcrafted disc of Cherry wood.

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Medium: Glazed Stoneware Ceramic on Cherrywood

Year: 2025

Size: 56 x 29 x 29 cm

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Srabani Ghosh

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Srabani Ghosh (b.1973) is a London-based Bengali-Indian storyteller, born in Doncaster and brought up in India, fusing sculpture with collage. An alumnus of Central Saint Martins, her work has gained international recognition, with exhibitions and private collections spanning Europe, Asia, and the USA. In 2022 she was honoured as a Homo Faber Master Artisan by the Michelangelo Foundation, and in 2023, received the Royal Society of Sculptors Gilbert Bayes Award. Her work has been shown at the British Ceramics Biennial, Royal Academy and Christie's. She currently at the Royal College of Art on the Ceramic & Glass Masters program.

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