willem van hooff overkill platos Height: 17

Height: 17

always viewed through the lens of functionality and the inevitable wear and tear characteristic of Santiago Sahli’s work

through clay

A piece that reflects on consumption

Measurements: 25 x 20 x 8

willem van hooff overkill platos Height: 17The Dutch artist Willem van Hooff rose to international fame thanks to his collection of ceramic works, which incorporated ironic, mocking and truly ingenious messages. A way of using satire and social criticism in powerful, striking and truly beautiful vases. This is a brutalist, imperfect piece because, as the artist says, the soul of an object is lost in the apparent perfection of mass production". Hand molded ceramics. Triple firing in kiln. Glaze