2020, translucent porcelain, scoby, 6 x 13 x 13 inches
Void Peel is the merger of ceramic material which persists for thousands of years, and desiccated scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) which is very much alive. The vessels were formed by dipping individually rolled balls of paper into liquefied clay. This method results in paper thin layers of clay which respond to the wrinkled texture of the paper. The scoby was grown rather than made. The thin, mucous membrane was skimmed from the top of a vat of fermented tea to be spread over the hardened ceramic vessels. Once the scoby dried in place, it was peeled back.