Edmund de Waal, Lerets Magi

“Sormin puts the bearing capacity of ceramics to the test in thin and frail constructions. Some of her forms are created by the clay itself as it moves during firing. She conceives works specifically for particular locations incorporating the architecture of the exhibition space and includes elements from everyday culture and the history of the place. In this way, she fills out the entire space with fantastic, brilliantly coloured forms that seem endless.

In January-February 2011, Linda Sormin worked at the DIVA (Danish Arts Council’s International Visual Arts) Residency in Copenhagen, on works for the exhibition at the ceramics workshop of The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Sormin’s installation is based on her stay in Copenhagen, and as an onlooker one can set off in search of typical Danish ceramics collectibles, such as a Royal Copenhagen dish, that are contained in the work. With the aid of a gangway, the onlooker is led through a brilliantly coloured installation that focuses both on intimate details and the overwhelming spatial experience.”