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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Rose Border Multiple, Multiple Blue 1

Plate Assemblage
2007 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Caroline Slotte (b. 1975) lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. Her interest lies in the reworking of second hand objects, primarily ceramic everyday items, manipulating them so that they take on new meanings. Caroline Slotte has an interest in material culture, they way second-hand objects have a way of directing our gaze to the past, of capturing a story within their materials. These seemingly trivial everyday objects connect us to our history. Slotte teases out histories and memories contained in these objects that the viewer would otherwise not have realised.

We can see in this object her manipulation of a series of found plates, engraving and layering them to create a narrative that would otherwise not be realised. Slotte's intricate physical interventions have gained her worldwide recognition as a driving force in the contemporary ceramic arena.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRose Border Multiple, Multiple Blue 1 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Ceramics, assemblage, engraving
Brief description
'Rose Border Multiple, Multiple Blue 1', re-worked and assembled transfer-printed earthenware plates (stack of four, fused), Caroline Slotte, Finland, 2007
Physical description
Re-worked and reassembled plates 'found' by the artist, covered in different blue and white patterns, with areas engrsved away so when assembled we can see through the different layers.
Credit line
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
Summary
Caroline Slotte (b. 1975) lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. Her interest lies in the reworking of second hand objects, primarily ceramic everyday items, manipulating them so that they take on new meanings. Caroline Slotte has an interest in material culture, they way second-hand objects have a way of directing our gaze to the past, of capturing a story within their materials. These seemingly trivial everyday objects connect us to our history. Slotte teases out histories and memories contained in these objects that the viewer would otherwise not have realised.

We can see in this object her manipulation of a series of found plates, engraving and layering them to create a narrative that would otherwise not be realised. Slotte's intricate physical interventions have gained her worldwide recognition as a driving force in the contemporary ceramic arena.
Collection
Accession number
C.28-2008

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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