Kristína Gondová

Kristína celebrates the beauty of differences and repetition occurring in the natural world by using foraged materials within her work. A work of art does not end once it is made, she takes her sculptures and installations into public spaces. The absurdity of these actions creates new meanings and discussions.  From walking, through foraging to making; one process leads to another. Kristína tries to give back to the natural world what it has given her by letting materials lead the process of her craft.

On the Pot's Road

We go on journeys our whole life. Some take us to new countries or mountain tops. Others, stay within our minds. On the Pot’s Road follows a journey I undertook. I walked across the Cairngorms with a pot strapped to me. Just as I was observing the changing landscape around me, I was also noting down the places my mind was taking me to. Through the action of the body and the mind, I reconnected with the world. On the Pot’s Road is an outcome of this journey. 

The Forest of Pots creates a narrative of the land travelled. The difference of materials on these repetitive vessels follows the path I took. Inspired by natural materials and shelters humans and animals build and live in, the kiln serves as a heart of the installation. Fire creates objects and brings warmth to a home, but it also destroys. This duality and fickleness of its character is present in the pots made from fragile porcelain and charred wood. Rebirthed in fire.