Tidal Transitions

Commissioned artwork.

Tidal Transitions blends nature’s rhythms with human craftsmanship, capturing the essence of transformation and rebirth. This mural is an ode to the relics of Sicilian shores, where remnants of tiles, shaped by human hands and reclaimed by the sea, find themselves reimagined. Each piece tells a story of adaptation—once wild clay molded by artisans, serving their purpose before surrendering to the waves that reshaped them.

Each collected piece was recreated on a larger scale, maintaining its original forms and textures reminiscent of the waves. They all share an interesting blend of rigid factory-molded shapes and smooth curves shaped by the sea. A series of experiments were conducted to capture the distinct textures that tell their unique stories and to achieve the right colors for each piece, using various clay bodies (sometimes blended together) fired at different temperatures.

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