Hannah Zenger

show: all / installation / wall / object / public art / exhibition

1230°C
2016

For 1230°C, a selection from the artists rock archive was meticulously ground into fine powder and blended with pure porcelain in carefully measured ratios. The fusion of these mineral powders with porcelain results in a color palette of extraordinary harmony—one that emerges directly from the geological diversity of the materials.

Matter that has been compressed over millions of years undergoes a final transformation at 1230°C, the temperature at which porcelain vitrifies. The resulting hues are shaped by the unique composition of each rock type and its specific blending ratio. With reference to their geographical origins and an ever-expanding archive of collected minerals, the evolving palette increasingly forms a chromatic portrait of our planet’s geological history.

Category
wall, object

1230°C, 2016
77 porcelain plates
porcelain, stone powder from various origins around the world

Material Index:
001 Red Granite, 002 Green Gneiss, 003 Basalt, 004 Hematite, 005 Yellow Granite, 006 Graphite, 007 Magnetite, 008 Mica, 009 Iron Mica A, 010 Iron Ore, 011 Iron Mica B, 012 Lapis Lazuli, 015 Gray Granite, 016 Bohnerz, 017 Epidote, 018 Green Jasper

Collection: Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe