Handmade Pottery: The Only Allowed Imperfection

A small number of handmade ceramic pieces in a minimalist space. Three to four pieces, varying in size, scattered in different locations—a large jar on the floor, a medium-sized bowl on a shelf, a small cup on a countertop. Their forms are full and round, but none are perfectly symmetrical: the rim is slightly crooked, one side of the belly is more bulging, the thickness of the foot is uneven. The surface is unglazed or only thinly coated with slip, with warm off-white, light ochre, and grayish-brown colors, showing the texture of the clay particles, the spiral marks of hand-throwing, and natural color variations from firing. They are the only items in the entire space with handmade traces, contrasting with the precise architectural lines around them. Avoid: using smooth glazed mass-produced ceramics, making the forms perfectly symmetrical, increasing the number of displayed items, adding painting and patterns.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個極簡空間中的少量手作陶器。三到四件,大小不一,分散在不同的位置——地面上一只大甕、層板上一個中型的碗、檯面上一只小杯。它們的形體是飽滿的圓,但都不完美對稱:口沿略歪、腹部一側較鼓、底足的厚度不均。表面沒有上釉或只上薄薄的化妝土,顏色是溫暖的米白、淺赭與灰褐,可以看見陶土的顆粒、手拉坯的螺旋痕與燒製的自然色差。它們是整個空間中唯一有手工痕跡的東西,與周圍精確的建築線條形成對比。避免:使用光滑上釉的量產陶器、讓形體完美對稱、增加陳列的數量、加入彩繪與圖案。