Godeleine de Rosamel

I have always been drawn in to what is called “low tech” , and the fact that beautiful and meaningful art can be created out of very simple materials. Early civilizations made wonderful art with clay and pigments. Although I incorporate modern techniques in my work, the process of starting each piece with only my hands and clay makes me feel connected to a very ancient human tradition. I feel compelled to create pieces that in my mind are faithful to early human’s preoccupation with other living creatures. In making my sculptures out of clay, and incorporating different materials in it (mostly wood), I know that I am still experiencing the feelings of awe, mystery and reverence that I see as unifying art from every point of human origins.

While working in my studio, I often find myself reflecting on the ongoing loss of real species we are living through, wishing that the plants and animals around us were better adapted at keeping their ground in a world dominated by humans. In my work, I want to create an imagined world that is also familiar and coherent, as if I was the first human to discover it. But I know that if I could repopulate the planet, It would be a humanless utopia where politics, gender and suffering do not exist. Instead, winsome and well-fed creatures would adventure freely through forest and sleep, undisturbed, under trees.