IGNANT 2023
Imagining The Future Through Clay
Latika Nehra creates objects that invite us into a cosmos where multiple stories intertwine. Shaped through traditional hand-building techniques and inspired by contemplations of tomorrow, her pieces take us on an exploratory journey on which we are allowed to traverse different notions of time. Ignant visited the ceramist in her Berlin studio to learn how she uses clay to navigate the past and the future.
IMAGES: Clemens Poloczek, WORDS: Marie-Louise Schmidlin
VOGUE INDIA 2022
They crouch, they twist, they stretch—Lailums one-of-a-kind sculptures are almost anthropomorphic in form, reaching for the hands that hold them, appearing slightly transformed each time you go back for a look. “That’s because clay is very temperamental. It directs you, not the other way around,” says artist Latika Nehra.
WORDS: Sadaf Sheikh
Arquitectura y Diseño Magazine, Spain, 2023
WOMEN OF LOVEBIRDS 2022
Ceramics and pottery are deeply-rooted in our country’s craft ecosystem. Can we expect a collaboration with local artisans at a global level from you?
Latika: The craft scene in India is colossal in scale and depth and is truly complex. I am definitely keen on learning age-old techniques and using local materials. But unless I invest the time, a credible collaboration is not possible. Perhaps, after a few years, when I have exhausted my archetypal concepts and satiated my artistic ego, I will give in to the crafts more sincerely.
VERVE INDIA - 2021
“I mostly keep my vessels unglazed because I like raw, grainy textures. I feel it brings out this feeling of being close to the ground, the soil, or to other naturally found surfaces. And since there is nothing shiny or colourful, the form then is most dominant.”
