Against the Tide

摘要

The Glockenbachquartier district is a vibrant artists' quarter in the centre of Munich, Germany. Many buildings are from the Grtinderzeit, the phase of dramatic expansion in nineteenth-century Germany; there are countless cafes, restaurants, and small galleries. This is where Christiane Wilhelm has her studio, this is where her very individual vessel sculptures, jars, lidded vessels, bowls, vases, and teapots are made and where they are displayed, pieces unique on the ceramics stage. They have been thought through down to the smallest detail; there is nothing random about them. And yet, they still have a certain sense of movement, an almost dance-like quality.