Roman Šedina's vases celebrate emptiness. Even without flowers, they are full of life, seeming to bear their nakedness proudly. It is as if the material is both a tool and a product. "When I first encountered clay, I was fascinated. The first touch, the initial trials and setbacks led me to strongly admire it, sparking an intense desire to comprehend this material, " Šedina's processing of clay is intriguing. Touching the objects, one can't tell the era of their genesis: simple shapes coated with a grainy, sometimes glazed texture, caked knots of clay and tangible imperfections. These could come from neolith, antiquity, present or even future. Decorated with distinctive colours, the vases exhibit their earthy origin with both modesty and pride.
Roman Šedina is a master artisan: he began his career in 2000 and he started teaching in 2010.
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Photo: Ondřej Holub (drying process and PAAR VASE from Chateu Bechyně), Karin Zadrick (project LIFE of VASE), Ivan Pinkava (project LIFE of VASE)
* Czech Grand Design 24 Nominee: Photographer of the Year Ondřej Holub (Photographs for Roman Šedina)
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