Gemli Ferguson

Aims and Objectives

To consider the role does mimesis occupies in contemporary ceramic practice and how does it can it express the multiple identites of domestic items.
To explore the theoretical and practical implications of mimetic ceramic application.

Outline Methodology

A literature review will be undertaken to define mimesis in relation to art, locating precedents in ceramic practice.
Case studies of ceramicists referencing mimesis in their work will also be carried out.
A practical investigation mimicking objects through ceramic processes and materials will also be acheived.
The three activities above will lead to the creation of an informed body of artwork, articulating the nature of clay as a mimetic construct further positioned within the field of ceramic practice by a final contextual review.

Contribution to knowledge

Contextualisation of mimesis specifically related to clay.
Model of individual practice set in the above context that others may build upon.
Reading of mimesis and domestic objects articulating and expanding ceramic discourse.
Enhancement of craft theory due to a practitioner's perspective as opposed to a non-maker providing diverse debate.