MEICHEN CHEN
Cluster Crafts Exhibitor | Young Talent Spotlight | 2022
Meichen Chen (1998) was born and raised in China, currently living in London and has a ceramics studio in East London. She earned an MA in Ceramics & Glass from the Royal College of Art in London and previously completed a BA with honors in Ceramics at the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts in China. Meichen has exhibited her work in various cities across China and the UK. Also, she had residencies in Jingdezhen and Finland before.
Since her early childhood, Meichen had a big interest in clay and the process of making. She liked to pile up the sand randomly in different shapes along the riverside. Also, drawing on her experiences with nature, Meichen believes that humans often underestimate the strength of nature and should not be overlooked. Meichen's approach to making is experimental. She preserves the real texture and reshapes forms, applying different glaze colours to create new living organisms.