Ismene King · Athens

Ismene King is a sculptor and ceramist, and the creator of Karis Studio in Athens. Her practice moves between sculpture and clay, where form and utility continuously inform one another. 

“I am very interested in exploring ways that functionality merges with sculptural form, and for that reason I have been very drawn to techniques such as ‘Kurinuki’, a traditional Japanese technique which involves carving a ceramic vessel out of a block of clay, the final object being thus the culmination of carving and mark making.”

Read our conversation with her.