Arq 011 White Bone Vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz

Unique Arq 011 Blanco, Hueso vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz Dimensions: Ø 11.5 x 24 cm Materials: hand-sculpted glazed stoneware. The Arq series emerged from our own past production. Drawing its inspiration from the field of archaeology, it takes certain significant vases from previous collections and modifies them. This reworking is based on the idea of rhizomatic design, that is to say, the idea of a structure whose modifications may arise at any point and in which any element may have an effect on any other. This living atlas has an open body that keeps growing as we continue working on new series and vases. Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz craft pottery and jewelry that seeks to preserve ancient techniques and aesthetics. Their work is defined by a deep respect for materials, metal and clay being the primary raw materials with which they work. Both of these elements have been used since the beginning of humanity to not only make tools and supplies but also for creating objects to contemplate and connect with our bodies and environment. Pottery and jewelry have worked together in each society’s development, mutating and showing the interests, needs and concerns of a given era. Raquel and Pedro believe these ancient arts also help us understand our ancestors, get closer to them and experience how they felt materials and shapes. The material connections between metal and clay are also of interest. Both materials have long and slow production processes and an intimate connection with fire, a somewhat rebel and magic element, that humanity has always craved to control. This belief that materials and the processes applied to them can transform the artist into a restorer of old sensibilities is foundational for Raquel and Pedro. Every piece is crafted slowly and methodically, there is no rushing in the process, and with a respect for the natural worl's own "will" to produce its own results.