Mother Glaze: An Exhibition of High-Temperature Wood-Fired Ceramics by Lin Rui-hua

Talk on A New Era of High-Temperature Wood-Fired Ceramics
(講座: 高溫柴燒新紀元) (video)

Mr. Lin Rui-hua has studied and worked in the medium of high temperature wood-fired ceramics for a long time. In 2012, he successfully reached 1,500 degree C with firewood, and organized and published the “Mother Glaze” concept and series. “Mother Glaze” is the qualitative change that brings the embryonic clay to birth. From within a blank body made of melted natural minerals and ash an ever-changing texture arises. Mr Lin pursues high temperature ceramics not to achieve ever higher numbers, but because he wants to reverse the human use of land and fire — the loss in and by civilization. Instead of mining the land indiscriminately or refining and using heavy metals; he uses the world’s natural elements. This is how “Mother Glaze” is presented. He believes this is a new direction for future ceramics! Mr. Lin will share his high-temperature wood-fired creations and “Mother Glaze” concept during the Talk.

林瑞華先生長期鑽研高溫柴燒陶藝，2012年發表了一千五百度溫層的柴燒創作，並整理了「釉母」的理念和系列創作。「釉母」 是在土胎內部產生質變，由坯體內熔融出來的自然礦物與落灰結合，而產生出來的千變萬化的質感。林瑞華對高溫極限的鑽研，並非為了追求數字上的超越，而是想要反轉人類用土、用火文明的迷失。不濫採土礦，不精煉純化重金屬，而是將自然界的元素以「釉母」的方式呈現；他相信這是未來陶瓷的新方向！林瑞華先生將于講座中與大家分享他高溫柴燒創作及「釉母」的理念。

Students will get course hours after attending the Talk for fulfillment of Healthy Lifestyle (HLTH1010) Course Requirements.
是次講座為 Healthy Lifestyle (HLTH1010) 課程之一部份，完成後學生將可以獲得學分。