Vanessa Anastasopoulou

Artist Statement

This vessel rises like a weathered trunk—stretched, marked, and shaped by processes that feel both geological and organic. Its surface holds peeled layers, ruptures, and drifting lines, as if mapping a memory in motion. The form appears mid-transformation, negotiating its own boundaries. Blurring sculpture and utility, it stands as a container of tension, carrying traces of growth, erosion, and matter becoming new.

Curriculum Vitae

Vanessa Anastasopoulou (b. 1972) studied at Wimbledon School of Art (BA Hons) and the Royal College of Art (MA Painting). She has exhibited widely in Greece, including Gallery 7, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Martinos Gallery and the Benaki Museum, and internationally in Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Japan, Italy, Lithuania, South Korea and the UK. In 2018 she represented Greece at the European Ceramic Context in Denmark. Her work is held in collections such as Deutsche Bank and British Airways and appears in the Michelangelo Foundation’s Homo Faber guide. In 2024–2025 she received the Homo Faber Duo Fellowship. She lives and works in Athens.

Title: Erosion

Method: Stoneware clay, initially thrown on the wheel, and then hand-built. Engobes, stains, porcelain slip, porcelain parts from organic objects, and several types of ash glazes have been used on the surface. It was fired multiple times between 1200-1250C.