English:Carla Meertens (Q1593554)

Her training in ceramic technology (monumental ceramics) was necessary for her to express herself in a

creativ way . Ceramics quickly became one of her creativ “languages” alongside others (texts,

concepts, etc.)

Sculptural realizations in all kinds of materials.

Themes with mutual interaction Humans (men, woman ,carriers, skin) Immigration( dream,

hunger, arrival) Animals ( connections, symbols, bird, fish) Silence (universe )

Perception (observation,looking, seeing ) Earth ( soil, water ) Time ( messages, dates,

events )

Evolved from monumental ceramics ( 1967-1977) to more conceptual work on observation and

perception ( 1977-1982) to small-scale sculpture Further evolved into sculptures inspired by

the human figure Monumental group installations in nature( + curator)

Multiple selections in foreign competitions + catalogi She ended her artistic career in

2012 and moved Relunched her studio in 2014 with ASSEMBLAGE works. Build up

together in boxen or spatially , porcelain and found objects.

The meaning of leaving behind, letting go, and reuse is analyzed and brought into new

contexts with old themes.