Study 01
Surface + Shadow
Question
How does Mediterranean light alter the perception of curved ceramic surfaces?
Observation
Throughout the day, the same curved surface reads differently: a profile that appears soft at noon becomes sharply drawn by late afternoon. The study documents this behaviour on plaster walls, carved stone and thrown vessels, and tests how curvature, texture and glaze absorption control it.
The working question is not decorative. If shadow is treated as a material property, the section of a vessel can be designed for the light it will stand in.
Field Notes
Material Tests
- MT–01Curvature series — identical clay body, five wall sections, photographed hourly against a north-facing wall.
- MT–02Surface series — burnished, sanded and slip-coated test tiles under raking light.
- MT–03Glaze absorption — matte to satin sequence on the selected section.
