2014 - Ecliptico Medellin, Colombia.
This project was developed based on the characteristics of the soil and the average climate of Santa Elena, Medellín, Colombia. I built an earthen kiln by excavating a 7-meter-long tunnel on the hillside. The lower entrance of the tunnel provides the oxygen necessary for combustion, allowing the kiln to reach an approximate temperature of 1000 degrees Celsius.
At the upper entrance of the tunnel, the fragments of earth extracted from the mountain are placed in a specially designed compartment to hold them. There, the heat transforms them into ceramic. These ceramic pieces were subsequently transported to Plecto Gallery, where they were suspended from the ceiling following the visible alignment of the stars at the zenith during the firing. The suspended ceramics maintain continuous movement, evoking the relationship between earth, fire, and sky.
This project was developed based on the characteristics of the soil and the average climate of Santa Elena, Medellín, Colombia. I built an earthen kiln by excavating a 7-meter-long tunnel on the hillside. The lower entrance of the tunnel provides the oxygen necessary for combustion, allowing the kiln to reach an approximate temperature of 1000 degrees Celsius.
At the upper entrance of the tunnel, the fragments of earth extracted from the mountain are placed in a specially designed compartment to hold them. There, the heat transforms them into ceramic. These ceramic pieces were subsequently transported to Plecto Gallery, where they were suspended from the ceiling following the visible alignment of the stars at the zenith during the firing. The suspended ceramics maintain continuous movement, evoking the relationship between earth, fire, and sky.
The location of
the ceramics in the exhibition room is diagrammed according to the
constellation on the oven mountain.
