Jeff Campana

I’ve always found things more interesting once they were taken apart. My fascination with process, structure, and the way things work has always been a driving force in my artistic pursuits. Previously, I have become known for wheel-thrown pottery that was dissected and reassembled, yielding decorative lines with structural and psychological implications. Are those simple lines, or are they scars? What story do they tell? After nearly a decade working along a fixed process and concept, I needed a new experience in the studio. During a summer residency at Studio 740, I had the chance to change things up. The result is a new way of making molds, which are systemic in their design and fully modular in use. Any piece or combination of pieces can be replaced by any other piece or combination of pieces, and it all clicks together on circular keys.