Works created in residence
Kay APLIN (UK, Germany)
Jups KLUYSKENS (the Netherlands)
Havi PETERSON (USA)
LoloRosa PLOUVIER (France)
Helen SONG (Canada)
The exhibition “Invitation au voyage” reflects the concept of our residency by inviting you to discover contemporary art from different countries through a selection of works created in residency by international artists. The event takes place in the Salle Francis Crociani, a municipal space belonging to the town of Vallauris. Francis Crociani (1929-2024) was a legendary Vallauris ceramist and painter.
EXHIBITION
Saturday 26 – Wednesday 30 April 2025 10.00-12.30, 14.00-18.00
Salle Francis Crociani, 12 rue Clément Bel, 06220 Vallauris
Opening reception
April 26 11.00 – 13.00
Presentation by Katia Flawizky, cultural mediator of A.I.R.Vallauris, at 11:30 am
Kay APLIN
2025 marks Kay Aplin’s 30th anniversary as a sculptor. She creates site-specific commissions for the public realm and large-scale tiled installations. Exhibitions include Kogei Triennial Kanazawa, Aveiro Ceramics Biennial, British Ceramics Biennial and Collect, London. In 2011, Kay initiated her award-winning project The Ceramic House, gallery, residency and living showcase of her work, where she curates multi-disciplinary international projects.
Jups KLUYSKENS
Jups lives in Amsterdam. She is a philosopher and Africanist and has been working in international development while also working as a painter. She likes to experiment with images that hide another world such as windows, doors and multiple connected spaces. These often provoke memories evoking unexpected emotions as well as a sense of belonging.
Havi PETERSON
Havi is a transgender ceramic and multimedia artist based in Los Angeles, California. A recent graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, her work draws on a wellspring of visionary magic and whimsical strangeness inspired by the soul of the LGBT+ experience and beyond.
LoloRosa PLOUVIER
After 33 years in the high-tech industry in California, LoloRosa has just returned to the land of her ancestors. Here, she is beginning a career as a ceramist, giving free rein to her instinct, imagination and creativity. She aspires to listen to her dreams and loves to let her hands dance with the clay. Like an archaeologist, she hopes to find the stories buried in Mother Earth and reconnect with the sacred feminine.
Helen SONG
Helen is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Canada. She holds a BA in Art History from the University of British Columbia and is a predominantly self-taught ceramicist. She specializes in porcelain vessels and employs her interests in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience in her art practice. Her work is largely influenced by the environment, specifically bodies of water, and the human condition.
“Invitation au voyage”