UNESCO Ceramicist at Bath Spa
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Bath Spa Ceramicist selected for UNESCO International Academy
Thursday, 5 October, 2017Practice-led PhD ceramics student has been selected as one of the 146 new members of .
One of only two Taiwanese artists to be selected, investigates cross-cultural identity through clay.
Wen-Hsi studied BA in Chinese literature before changing direction completely in 2009, by coming to study ceramics in the UK, where living away from her homeland has given her a clearer perspective of the culture she grew up in, and an ideal platform for addressing cross-cultural questions.
Creating a series of ceramic works based on handmade sculptural porcelain spoons, fingerprints, bananas, and traditional Chinese characters, Wen Hsi is exploring tensions of cross-cultural identity, between the East and the West.
Wen-Hsi will receive her the IAC Diploma at a reward ceremony at the IAC at the 48th IAC Congress, Yingge, Taiwan.
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