Belgium
Annick Vandecappelle
The shape of things to come
After a long career as a fashion stylist, I'm now devoting myself to ceramic sculptures which have become my new language.

Analyzing the subtle tension between different elements and forms, I cut and reassemble. The clash of geometrical and biomorphic shapes gives birth to strange compositions, pure and rigid.
 Not unlike an architect I create volumes ‘en suite’. All the while playing with proportion, rhythm and balance.

The things that inspire me are quite diverse. Abstract art of the twenties and thirties, as well as art deco, brutalism and contemporary architecture regularly spark the creative process. By reappropriating traditional elements in standalone ceramic forms, I create pieces halfway between sculpture and architecture. The use of clay with a high chamotte percentage gives my work a stone-like appearance.


Each new piece is the result of a meticulous search and the starting point of an ever continuing attempt to redefine the possibilities. Always looking for the shape of things to come.

After a long career as a fashion stylist, I'm now devoting myself to ceramic sculptures which have become my new language.

Analyzing the subtle tension between different elements and forms, I cut and reassemble. The clash of geometrical and biomorphic shapes gives birth to strange compositions, pure and rigid.
 Not unlike an architect I create volumes ‘en suite’. All the while playing with proportion, rhythm and balance.

The things that inspire me are quite diverse. Abstract art of the twenties and thirties, as well as art deco, brutalism and contemporary architecture regularly spark the creative process. By reappropriating traditional elements in standalone ceramic forms, I create pieces halfway between sculpture and architecture. The use of clay with a high chamotte percentage gives my work a stone-like appearance.


Each new piece is the result of a meticulous search and the starting point of an ever continuing attempt to redefine the possibilities. Always looking for the shape of things to come.

