This body of work investigates the vessel as a sculptural and historical form as it relates to the land and the black body.
I draw inspiration from libation vessels, Nigerian Udu drums, Black culture, archeology and poetry. This form is created using West African coil building and pit firing techniques.
“My work is centered in the archival nature of ceramics, in response to the burning of Black history throughout the Jim Crow Era. The marks made by my hand displayed on these vessels sing songs of resilience. Every time I create, I hear my grandma's laughter and the echo of my West African and Indigenous Ancestors saying ‘they couldn't erase me’.” - Marce