Twenty-three ceramic artists from 11 countries including European countries, , China, Japan, and Korea participated in this workshop. They produced diverse ceramic works inspired by the unique ceramic cultures of their respective countries. Various firing techniques based on the unique ceramic cultures were shown.
During the workshop, presentations by participating artists were given to the public everyday, helping the viewers broaden their understanding about works by the artists and the unique ceramic cultures that they represented.
Ceramic Passion, an international ceramic performance, interprets ‘Adventures of Fire,’ the theme of Biennale this year, as ‘adventures of ceramic arts, adventures inspired by the passion of ceramics.’ In order to fulfill these adventures, Ceramic Passion introduced performance art.
Twenty artists of performance art both at home and abroad participated in Ceramic Passion, which was recorded as the first ever attempt to bring experimental performance art and strongly traditional ceramic art together.