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The Ceramics Research Centre (CRC-UK) is a leader in the debates surrounding international contemporary ceramic practice and critical discussion is essential to the development of the discipline. Members of the Centre are committed to exhibiting and publishing, as well as hosting and participating in conferences, symposia and dialogues. Developing from their original focus on ceramic […]

Past PhD Researcher: Philip Lee

Philip Lee lives in the UK and has been performing with clay since 2003. He has a BA in Ceramics from the University of Westminster (2001) and an MA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins (2007). Philip Lee is a performance artist whose essential material is his own naked body and earth materials. His […]

Past PhD Researcher: Zahed Tajeddin

BIOGRAPHY Zahed Tajeddin was born in Syria; he presently lives and works in London. He studied chemistry, fine arts and ceramics and in 2006 obtained a Masters Degree in Artefact Studies from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London. Currently he is working on his PhD in the School of Media, Arts and Design […]

Past PhD Researcher: Laura Breen

BIOGRAPHY Laura Breen’s PhD Re-modelling Clay: Ceramic Practice and the Museum in Britain (1970-2014) was part of the Ceramics in the Expanded Field project. She also has a BA in History of Art and Design (first class) from Manchester Metropolitan University and an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies from The University of Manchester. This is […]

PhD Research

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Somerset House Symposium: Matters of Life & Death

Somerset House Symposium: Matters of Life & Death LOCATION | Somerset House DATE | 10 December 2013 A one-day symposium held in association with Julian Stair’s exhibition Julian Stair: Quietus, the Vessel, Death and the Human Body. An interdisciplinary panel discussed themes arising from the exhibition including rituals surrounding death, historical cremation and burial practices, […]

V&A Symposium: The Museum, the Artist and Intervention

The Museum, the Artist and Intervention LOCATION | V&A Museum DATE | 10 January 2012 THE MUSEUM, THE ARTIST AND INTERVENTION Keynote speakers Alun Graves (Curator of Ceramics V&A), Professor Jorunn Veiteberg (Professor of Curatorial Studies and Craft Curator) and James Putnam (Freelance Curator) were invited to address the subject of collections, how museums can […]