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Photo Credit: NIU Chun-Chiang

Liu Chih-hung

(Left) A group photo of the studio director, technicians, staff, and resident artists.
The Flute series: German white clay, French red clay, cotton, plant fibers, gold.
The Fablab_EKWC digital assisted process: sculpture modeling, digital scanning, texture mapping, layer and support structure creation, slurry mixing, machine printing.
The artwork, finished with low-temperature kiln firing using the terra sigillata technique (commonly known as earthenware glaze), features a warm hue and a texture reminiscent of soil.
Dinner time: As per tradition, resident artists take turns preparing dinner for 14-16 people. They are free to cook whatever they like. This time is important for exchanging ideas and socializing after the day’s work.
The creative process (clay slabs): A view of the studio.
The creative process (printing ceramics) - trimming and drying.
The creative process (mold assistance), vocalization, and pitch accuracy testing.
A scene from the firing process: To account for the same clay shrinkage ratio, support slabs, support racks, and isolating agents were created simultaneously. After drying, these were fired in the kiln along with the artwork.
Glaze room sample: Meeting with advisors to discuss formulations, proportions, sequences, and blending principles.
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Liu Chih-hung

Location Netherlands / Oisterwijk
Residency Sunday Morning, European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC)
Year of the Grant 2020
Work The Flute
Ocarina
The Darkness Flame
Citron & Citroën
Personal Website Liu Chih-hung's Personal Website
Liu Chih-hung, born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, holds an MFA degree in Fine Arts from the National Taipei University of the Arts. Since 2010, he has held numerous solo exhibitions in Munich (Germany), Tokyo (Japan), and Taipei (Taiwan). Liu has also participated in artist residencies in the Netherlands, Australia, and South Korea. His works span a wide range of mediums and have been collected by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.

Artist Statement:
Sundaymorning@EKWC in the Netherlands is an experimental ceramic art center. The facility, housed in a repurposed industrial building, includes artist studios, kilns, clay storage rooms, glaze rooms, plaster workshops, wood workshops, metal workshops, digital workshops, and a cleanroom. Artists can use these facilities freely throughout their 3-month residency, with kilns operating 24 hours a day.

The residency experience at EKWC is unique. Resident artists live in a close-knit community, and upon arrival, must immediately begin their creative projects, regardless of their specialization in ceramics. They need to quickly develop schedules for testing, crafting, and firing. Each studio features progress suggestions, and the whole process is tightly coordinated.

Additionally, EKWC employs a diverse team of technicians skilled in areas such as glazing, mold-making, metalwork, woodwork, 3D drawing/scanning, and multimedia execution, who assist artists in realizing their creative visions. With a long tradition of ceramic art in East Asia, represented by institutions and schools in South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Japan, I look forward to seeing a comprehensive ceramic art residency like EKWC in Taiwan in the future.

[Residency artwork]
Upon arriving at EKWC, I adjusted my creative plans due to various factors such as space, equipment, environment, and the pandemic. My focus shifted mainly to “earth and land” and “sound.” I blended minerals collected from lakesides and riverbanks, used 3D printing for prototyping and mold-making, and completed The Flute and Ocarina. The Darkness Flame was prepared for animation production; I used iron-rich black clay and reduction firing techniques to create a series of flame prototypes and magnified dried leaves. Citron & Citroën plays with the Dutch pronunciation of “Citroën” and “citron” for humorous effect. I employed one of EKWC’s research techniques, terra sigillata (fine clay coating), along with modern ceramic materials and technologies, to replicate the silky luster coloring method used in Italy and Gaul during the Roman Empire.

Author: Liu Chih-hung
Edited: Brix
About Sunday Morning, European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC)