Vessel #2543 and Vessel #2545 by Morten Løbner Espersen. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2024. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Vessel #2543 and Vessel #2545 by Morten Løbner Espersen. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2024. Video Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Moon Jar #2292 by Morten Løbner Espersen. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

Horror Vacui #2160 by Morten Løbner Espersen. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

Horror Vacui #2256 by Morten Løbner Espersen. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

Vacui #2335 by Morten Løbner Espersen. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

Vacui #2345 by Morten Løbner Espersen. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

Morten Løbner Espersen. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Morten Løbner Espersen — Ceramist

“For me, clay is the starting point with all its amazing capacity. Glaze is the unpredictable friend that I invite to the party. These two simple yet complex components make up the whole thing. I want the nature of a firing to be visible, the specific beauty that I can only find here.”

About:

Working from The Clay Hotel on Copenhagen’s harbour side suburb of Islands Brygge, the body of work of Danish ceramist Morten Løbner Espersen represents a mastering of his preferred medium, yet the unpredictability in how he finishes each piece. Combining the elements of clay and an almost excessive use of glaze, Espersen’s work is rich in texture and colour. A repetitive use of forms – from conventional cylinders, jars and vessels, to structures that appear alien-like, allows his mixture of glazes to instil an individual personality on to each object. His work balances the familiar with the unexpected, allowing the user to approach his work with both a sense of intimacy and of the exotic.

Part of Mindcraft:

2014, 2024

Website:

espersen.nu

Instagram:

@mortenespersen

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