• Pálma is famous for her porcelain sculptures called the collapsing towers
• She was the Chief Artist of the Herend Porcelain Manufactory for 3 years
• Her works reflect on our social and environmental challenges

Pálma Babos has been in love with porcelain since she graduated from the College of Applied Arts in 1985. She believes that this material is so clean, white, versatile and elementary at the same time that it resembles fine marble. Pálma has had a busy career - she was the artistic director of the world-famous Porcelain manufacturer in Herend for 3 years, winning multiple prizes and a prestigious residential fellowship in Japan, yet she remains intrigued by ceramics. There are still a number of questions – both philosophical and structural – that keep her preoccupied, and until she finds the answers, she can’t stop experimenting with particular shapes. “First I always raise a question then I start to analyse it. It could take years. For example I was dealing with pipe structures some time ago, and when I recognized that the creation had become repetitive rather than explorative, I knew I must immediately abandon these forms,” she explains.