MagdaleneOdundo

Artist In Residence: Magdalene Odundo⁠ ⁠ Wedgwood’s Artist in Residence programme invites creatives to work alongside the craftspeople within our factory in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Magdalene Odundo’s residency explores the eradication of slave trade and Josiah Wedgwood’s contribution as a ceramicist but also a humanist.⁠ ⁠ The piece is inspired by Magdalene’s admiration of Josiah Wedgwood’s creative and artistic sensibility, and reforming attitude highlighted by his advocacy of the abolitionist movement. The design concept took inspiration from Wedgwood’s rich archive, namely the historic anti-slavery medallions as well as Wedgwood’s correspondence with the Nigerian anti-slavery campaigner Olaudah Equiano dating back as early as 1745.⁠ ⁠ The large-scale, towering centrepiece was created using historic moulds from the Wedgwood library, Magdalene then turning them upside down to change the emphasis of the classic Borghese mould. The piece is made of the iconic Jasperware material in Black and Cane colours, which was first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s. ⁠ ⁠ This unique piece is on display at the esteemed Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England through the end of September 2024. ⁠ ⁠ Discover more at WEDGWOOD.COM⁠ #Wedgwood #MagdaleneOdundo #Jasperware #Art

Artist Magdalene Odundo discusses humanity’s primaeval connections with clay: “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘺” | Hayward Gallery Shorts 🎥 Full curator tour available on Southbank Centre YouTube channel now 🔗 Link in bio 🏺 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘺: 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘵 📅 Opens TOMORROW (26 October 2022)! 🔗 More Info & Booking link in bio Magdalene Odundo (@magdaleneodundo) was born in Nairobi and was educated in Kenya and India. She moved to England in 1971 where she attended the Cambridge College of Art, and during those early years in the country, discovered a love of pottery. With the understanding that ceramic art is a medium that connects cultures all over the world, her new interest took her back to her native Kenya, as well as Nigeria, where she sought out traditional techniques that spoke of her own cultural roots. In 2008 she was appointed Office of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List for services to the Arts. She was also awarded the African Art Recognition Award by the Detroit Art Institute’s Friends of African and African-American Art. Curated by Dr Cliff Lauson (@clifflauson), 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘺: 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘵 features 23 international and multi-generational artists, from ceramic legends Betty Woodman, Beate Kuhn, Ron Nagle and Ken Price, to a new generation of artists pushing the boundaries of ceramics today, the exhibition will explore the expansive potential of clay through a variety of playful as well as socially-engaged artworks. #MagdaleneOdundo #StrangeClay #Pottery #Ceramics #Biblical #Bible #Humanity #Earth #Life #Death #Kenya #KenyanArtist #KenyanArt #Clay #Gallery #GalleryOpening #Southbank #HaywardGallery

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