{"title":"Mitch Iburg","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy researching local clays, mineral resources, and the geological expressions found\u003cbr\u003ethroughout the state of Minnesota, I aim to create work which combines the physiological\u003cbr\u003esubstance, history, and behavioral characteristics of the landscape to form an expression of its\u003cbr\u003eterroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diversity of the state’s resources inspires me to simultaneously embrace and\u003cbr\u003echallenge conventional approaches to working with clay. As such, my studio practice examines\u003cbr\u003ethe overlapping languages of the vessel, sculpture, unfired installation, and two-dimensional\u003cbr\u003emedia in hopes of exploring materiality along a wide spectrum of art-forms. Each body of work\u003cbr\u003eoffers a unique way of understanding place, process, material, and form. Collectively, I view\u003cbr\u003eeach series as a specific resolution to the tensions between artistic intent, ceramic traditions, and\u003cbr\u003ethe intrinsic properties of resources in their natural state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stages of material collection, research, clay preparation, and waste reclamation often\u003cbr\u003eact as starting points in my work. During each step of interacting with resources I observe their\u003cbr\u003eproperties and respond to their challenges through a particular lens: often taking formal\u003cbr\u003einspiration from the gesture of rock formations, using the firing process to document interactions\u003cbr\u003ebetween material, and developing alternative ways of working that reuse waste materials. By\u003cbr\u003eintegrating this rhythm into my creative process, each finished object and idea contributes to an\u003cbr\u003eevolving ecosystem within my practice.\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/9229\/3965\/files\/2_e17f72b1-86aa-4984-91e2-43fe1336bd5d.jpg?v=1783542474\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"465\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.saranyc.com\/collections\/mitch-iburg.oembed","provider":"Sara Japanese Pottery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}