LISA ERICSON

Cluster Exhibitor | Cluster Crafts | 2022

 

Silver Reptile # 1

 

Lisa Ericson is a Stockholm based artist working with both ceramics and glass. She started her career as a ceramic artist in 2018 but has already participated in several exhibitions, both in Sweden and internationally. In 2020 she was selected as one of eleven Swedish upcoming designers to exhibit her work in the London exhibition "Maximalist 180: A New Edge to Swedish Design" curated by Stephen Markos and during 2021 she has participated in several exhibitions in Denmark curated by Anne Aarsland. In 2022 she was granted a granted a scholarship to study at Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle. She is currently pursuing a BFA at Konstfack University of arts, crafts and design.

Lisa has a background in political advocacy and public affairs. She has worked as a child rights officer at UNICEF Sweden and as a Political adviser and Head of staff in Stockholm City Hall.

 

Melting Mess # 2

 

Moving Piece # 1

 
 
 

Neon Reptile # 3

 
My work evolves around bodies, memories and movement. The vessels and scupltures sometimes look as if being suddenly frozen in the process of organic growth or melting and they might remind you of reptiles or soft skin. I like to balance between beauty and discomfort and I want my work to contain a certain amount of mess, made from beautiful materials.

It may seem that my objects are created spontaneously, but in fact I plan my work in the smallest detail.
It took me years to find the the right recipe and kiln temperature to get the bubbly glaze on that specific clay and I make very precise measurements of how the glass must melt to ensure that the result looks natural - as if the glass bulges out and belongs to its ceramic base, when in fact they are made completely separately by widely differing processes and techniques.

I am driven forward by constantly developing my craft language, often pushing the materials to their limit. I like to find unexpected meetings between different texture, materials and expressions. My vessels are a little bit too much, and they like it.
— Lisa Ericson