Delft’s Ceramic Conversations: Common Ground, Market Days, Urban Blue
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- Entry fee
- Free
- Location
- Oude Kerk, Delft, Netherlands
About
Overview
Common Ground: A World of Ceramics is a major anniversary exhibition at Galerie Terra Delft marking 40 years of the gallery. The exhibition brings together ceramic works from five continents, with eight featured artists from China, India, Australia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada/United States, and Chile. The exhibition is staged within the medieval Oude Kerk (Old Church), a Gothic Protestant church over 800 years old.
Featured Artists & Works
The exhibition showcases ceramic artists addressing themes of cultural identity, migration, climate change, and social responsibility through clay. Li Zhen creates contemporary pieces inspired by Tang dynasty ceramics using calligraphy. Prithwiraj Mali constructs towering structures from fragile terracotta elements referencing migration and collaboration. Mahala Hill uses plant impressions in bone china clay to reflect landscapes under climate pressure. Adeoti Afeez Azeez employs sgraffito technique drawing on Yoruba visual traditions. Katherine Morling creates three-dimensional porcelain drawings with distinctive black lines. Mariëtte van der Ven produces compelling figurative works.
Related Exhibition
The Table of 40! features forty ceramic works by forty ceramic artists, with each piece representing one year from 1986 to 2026, telling the story of four decades of craftsmanship, innovation, and dedication to the ceramic medium.
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- A global exhibition of ceramic works from five continents exploring what clay reveals about identity, culture, and shared human experience.
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