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Axel Mertens

Ceramic art and design

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I dream about the hidden, tiny universe around us: pollen, fungi, slime molds, cells, dust particles, … Dive into the world of the smallest, underappreciated parts of our world!

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Cryptographer by day, ceramic artist by night
-Digital Trace, Berlin Art Week: Sept 10-16
-Oogst, SLAC Leuven: Sept
-Carte Blanche, SLAC Leuven: Oct

It was a joy last week to participate in Digital T It was a joy last week to participate in Digital Trace, to have my work featured alongside these talented ceramic artists from Chile (and a few fellow European representatives).🫟Thank you to everyone who came to see the show, and thank you to @galeria.biophiliaceramicas for choosing me to be a part of this beautifully curated selection!
"Lava" 🫠 A series of experiments with black clay "Lava"🫠A series of experiments with black clay and gloop glazes. They're made with thick blobs of pure glaze, that melt out unpredictably in the kiln. Sometimes the glaze melts how I wanted, but more often they melt out too much or too little. It's a fun exercise steering how the glaze behaves, and letting go of what happens in the kiln.I like the contrast of hard, textured clay with the fluid, smooth glaze droops. Still on show in the window at the back of @academie_slac (Craenendonck 21, Leuven), until the beginning of September!#ceramics #contemporaryceramic #gloop
My piece "Manowar" in action. 🪼 The sound of some My piece "Manowar" in action. 🪼The sound of some glaze tests clinking against each other is what inspired me to make this. The tentacles are made hollow and glazed all around, resulting in a beautiful, clear sound.#ceramicart #ceramics
Manowar (2026) Glazed stoneware, synthetic string, Manowar (2026)Glazed stoneware, synthetic string, wood🪼🪼🪼Inspired by the independently living tentacles of the Portuguese Man o'War, a jellyfish-like colony of organisms.When picked up, the sculpture comes alive with tentacles clinging together. #ceramics #contemporaryceramic
Plasmodium Ceramic with sintered engobe #ceramics PlasmodiumCeramic with sintered engobe#ceramics #ceramicart
My jewelry holder "Ecoli" and a few other selecte My jewelry holder "Ecoli"  and a few other selected works for the 17th BICM. 😍On show until the end of July in Manises, Valencia!#bicm #ceramicamanises #ceramics
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