Hana Karim

I grew up in a small town in Slovenia, surrounded by art in a family of creatives. When I was a child, my mum introduced me to ceramics by bringing a kiln into our home, sparking a life long fascination with the material. In 2016, after completing my degree in Art Education, with my master’s thesis in the field of miniature ceramics, I founded my studio in Ljubljana.I began developing my own hand-building and glazing techniques. For shaping my free-form pieces, I use styrofoam moulds - a material not typical in ceramic practice - so I developed a special approach that allows its use. I also enjoy developing my own glazes. In my studio, I now create functional and sculptural ceramics and teach hand-building workshops.

At the heart of my ceramic practice is the exploration of colour. Glaze is a deceptive material; inits raw form, it can look entirely different from its final state. Painting on ceramics is therefore unlike any other form of painting: it is a game of anticipation and intuition, where experience and instinct intertwine.