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Holding Light

I am fascinated by contrasts – hard/ soft, ephemeral/ permanent, transparent/ opaque, rough/ smooth. Porcelain is the perfect medium for my exploration of these opposites, as it can be translucent or opaque, and when lit from behind it appears to glow with an inner life. 

My Holding Light series is about translucency - holding light, or not.

Translucency is something that has always interested me.

These delicate, textured porcelain vessels are less than 0.5mm thick in some parts and 3mm thick in others. Light glows through the paper-thin walls, and pours out of the open spaces. 

Each piece is hand-built. They are incredibly light to hold, a combination of strength and fragility.

© 2025 Gillian Hodes

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