Laura Ramírez
Ceramicist
Madrid, Spain
Connecting land, memory and clay
- Laura creates her sculptural ceramics using hand building techniques
- Her work is characterised by rhythm, texture, movement and structural balance
- She is influenced by her experience living in both Australia and Spain
Laura Ramírez felt an immediate connection to clay the moment she touched it. “I had always been drawn to tactile and slow creative processes, and had explored different forms of handcraft before, but ceramics felt completely different,” she explains. In 2018, what began as occasional classes quickly developed into a much deeper interest. Laura decided to leave her job behind and immerse herself fully in a ceramic practice. Through clay, she finds a way to combine sculpture, texture, repetition and organic form in a manner that deeply resonates with her. “The tactile quality of clay, the feeling of shaping it with my hands and the direct physical connection to the material felt very natural and instinctive,” Laura says. “It is difficult to explain exactly why, but from the very beginning I felt completely absorbed by the process.”
INTERVIEW
Although my work is not directly based on Aboriginal culture, I was strongly influenced by the Aboriginal concept of Country. The understanding is that land, memory, identity and living beings are deeply interconnected rather than separate entities.
The ideas I picked up continue to inform my sculptural ceramic practice today. Through my ongoing series Organelle, I explore organic growth, cellular structures, repetition, fragility and the invisible connections shared by all living forms.
I work very intuitively, gradually building each sculpture by hand through repetition, refinement and organic growth. Over time, I have developed my own sculptural approach to manipulating coils and creating complex surfaces and structures that feel both organic and architectural at the same time.
Having a studio of my own has been an important step in my professional journey. It has allowed me to fully immerse myself in the scale, physicality and rhythm of my process, while continuing to develop my sculptural language independently.
Laura Ramírez
Ceramicist
Madrid, Spain
ADDRESS
Address upon request, Madrid, Spain
AVAILABILITY
By appointment only
LANGUAGES
Spanish, English
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