Woody De Othello, A Hope for a Prayer, 2020, private collection, © Woody De Othello, courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, and Karma, photo: John Wilson White — Woody De Othello, *A Hope for a Prayer*, 2020, private collection, © Woody De Othello, courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, and Karma, photo: John Wilson White

Paloma Proudfoot, Drinking in my eyes (VI), 2023, courtesy the artist and The Approach, London. Photo: Reliant Imaging — Paloma Proudfoot, *Drinking in my eyes (VI)*, 2023, courtesy the artist and The Approach, London. Photo: Reliant Imaging

Caroline Achaintre, Trunkk P., 2018, Ceramics, Courtesy the artist, photo: Simon Vogel — Caroline Achaintre, *Trunkk P.*, 2018, Ceramics, Courtesy the artist, photo: Simon Vogel

Lindsey Mendick, Over My Dead Body, 2024, courtesy of Carl Freedman Gallery & Lindsey Mendick, photo: Ollie Harrop — Lindsey Mendick, *Over My Dead Body*, 2024, courtesy of Carl Freedman Gallery & Lindsey Mendick, photo: Ollie Harrop

Edmund de Waal, gifts and I hindered words, 2022, © Edmund de Waal, courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. Photo: def image — Edmund de Waal, *gifts and I hindered words*, 2022, © Edmund de Waal, courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. Photo: def image

Nicole Cherubini, Vanitas #6, 2007, courtesy of Nicole Cherubini and Friedman Benda — Nicole Cherubini, *Vanitas #6*, 2007, courtesy of Nicole Cherubini and Friedman Benda

Martin Chramosta, FUR, 2022, courtesy the artist, photo: Martin Chramosta — Martin Chramosta, *FUR*, 2022, courtesy the artist, photo: Martin Chramosta

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Sound of the Earth – Ceramics in Contemporary Art

25 May – 14 September 2025 / Kunstmuseum

The exhibition Sound of the Earth. Ceramics in Contemporary Art juxtaposes works that experiment with the sculptural potential of ceramics, blurring the boundaries between high art and craft.

Caroline Achaintre / Cristian Andersen /
Nicole Cherubini / Carmen D'Apollonio /
Woody De Othello / Martin Chramosta /
Edmund de Waal / Clare Goodwin /
Isa Melsheimer / Lindsey Mendick /
Mai-Thu Perret / Shahpour Pouyan /
Paloma Proudfoot

The international group exhibition on ceramics in contemporary art is the first exhibition in Switzerland to explore current approaches to this medium. It focuses on artists for whom ceramics has become a core element of their practice, whether as the sole medium or in parallel with painting, sculpture or other media. The exhibition brings together works that experiment with the sculptural potential of ceramics, blurring the boundaries between high art and craft.

Curated by
Stefanie Gschwend, Director Kunstmuseum / Kunsthalle Appenzell
Felicity Lunn, Head of Art and Design Division, Bern Academy of the Arts

OPENING Saturday, 24 May 2025

Sound of the Earth. Ceramics in Contemporary Art
&
Roman Signer. Films

PROGRAMME

4:30 p.m. ARTIST'S TOUR (GER / EN)
Sound of the Earth. Ceramics in Contemporary Art
The artists Isa Melsheimer, Shahpour Pouyan und Paloma Proudfoot
with the curators Stefanie Gschwend and Felicity Lunn
Kunstmuseum /

6 p.m. OPENING ADDRESSES
Welcome Marianne Burki, President of the Foundation Board Heinrich Gebert Kulturstiftung
Sound of the Earth Felicity Lunn, Head of Art and Design Division, Bern Academy of the Arts
Roman Singer Stefanie Gschwend, Director & Curator
/ Kunsthalle

from 7 p.m. FOOD / DRINKS / DJ FUNDUS
/ Kunsthalle

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