Mad in Stoke
During the British Ceramics Biennale we worked with world renown ceramic artist Carrie Reichardt to create an art installation that celebrates the rave culture and the impact it had on people in Stoke-on-Trent. Nostalgia; the lights, the people, the sounds - the music. The feeling of what used to be an incredible time for a lot of people and it's legacy that has followed it since, we worked together with Carrie and her team to encapsulate that. Using lights, mannequins and a beautifully mosaiced car and a video we created, we created little moment frozen in time. The blast of the music and lights coming from the car alongside the video that contains interviews from the like of Fatboy slim, Pete Bromley, Lee Fredricks and Mark Archer, came together smoothly to create the successful installation.
A renegade who is revered in anti-establishment circles, Reichardt's preoccupation with seditious ceramics places her within an artistic tradition extending back to William Morris.
She creates anarchic artworks where vintage floral, kitsch, royal and religious crockery is given a new twist by re-firing with layers of new ceramic decals They are modified in a "radical use of traditional things" and often adorned with skulls, cheeky slogans and political statements. Her first solo exhibition, entitled "Mad in England", provided an exploration of this theme, which she has continued to pursue in subsequent work.
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During this years British Ceramics Biennale we worked with Carrie and created an immersive video display to go inside her ceramic rave car. The video featured interviews with DJ's from the 1990's, including Norman Cook (AKA Fatboy slim) Pete Bromley, Lee Fredricks and Mark Archer (Altern 8). The video was designed with idea of celebrating those that were part of the rave scene as DJ's, ravers and club owners. In addition to this, the video showed the intricate process that went into covering the car with mosaic tiles and creating a bold and beautiful design with her team.
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