Anastasiia Shmelkova

“Descent” is site specific series for Dublin Botanical Gardens which consists of three ceramic objects that evoke the image of abandoned technological equipment after an apocalyptic event. The rusted and chipped metal paint colour scheme highlights the decay and erosion of machines and the destructive effect of industry on our planet. At the same time, the installation evokes a solemn yearning for a future that never arrived and its potential can only be guessed by remains that were left by the consequences of the wrong turns of fate.

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Produced during exchange semester in NCAD, Dublin.

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Dimensions: 3 objects:

• H53 W39 L32 cm,

• H47 W29 L27 cm,

• H36 W36 L15 cm

Materials: stoneware, dry glazes

Oxidation firing, 1220°C