(NW3) Donald Locke Exhibition and Two-Day Masterclass with Hanna Salomonsson

A unique experience with one of the Masters

Turning Earth at Camden Art Centre
Teacher: Hanna Salomonsson

A bespoke tour of the Donald Locke Exhibition followed immediately by a two-day intensive ceramics workshop exploring sculptural approaches to clay inspired by the practice of Donald Locke. Participants will investigate clay not only as a functional or decorative medium, but as a carrier of cultural memory and layered personal history.
The workshop will emphasise experimentation, assemblage, surface treatment, and conceptual development.
Participants will be encouraged to move beyond traditional vessel-making towards
expressive, hybrid ceramic forms, with a particular focus on Locke’s biomorphic and mixed media sculptures.

ABOUT HANNA:
Hanna Salomonsson is a London based Swedish ceramic artist. Following a career in landscape architecture, she re-trained in ceramics in 2018. She also holds a BA in Art History, and this combined with her landscape grounding provides a unique vantage point for her ceramic practice. Hanna’s work draws upon the quiet lyricism of the Scandinavian landscape, as well as the rich, multi-layered history of her current UK surroundings. She is interested in how our sense of identity is anchored in our childhood landscapes, and her work aims to awaken memories, reconnect people with their surroundings and to inspire contemplation around the fragility of the natural world.

Hanna’s practice examines the boundary between sculptural and functional ceramics. Her work is produced using a range of techniques such as coiling, slab construction and various carving methods. Her process is based on relinquishing control, and she sees her pieces as an ongoing dialogue between herself, ceramic materials and the kiln. She uses a wide range of clay bodies and glazes to achieve complex shapes and surfaces, and she often continues to engage with her pieces post firing through the addition of contrasting materials such as gold leaf, epoxy resin and copper mesh.

Hanna joined Turning Earth in 2018, and is now based at In Production Studio in Leyton. Hanna teaches a range of courses and workshops at Camden Art Centre and Turning Earth Highgate. She exhibits regularly throughout the UK, and recent shows include Collect at Somerset House, Ceramic Art London and Craft in Evolution at Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery. .