Paulina Floren
August 8th, 2025
To be honest, I hadn’t really thought about abstraction in my work until I got this invitation. But the more I reflected on it, the more I realized how much abstraction actually plays a role in my process.
I draw inspiration from natural forms, textures, and structures, which I gradually abstract through digital modeling and ceramic 3D-printing. Over time, these shapes evolve into something unfamiliar - something that could belong to a different kind of nature or another world entirely.
My work is very process-driven and rarely starts with a clear image in mind. I respond to different influences: which algorithms I can use in digital form-finding, what limitations the ceramic material and printing process impose, and what surprises await after firing. So I often begin with just an abstract idea or feeling that gradually takes shape - or shifts again - during the making.
Concepts like queer ecologies, xenofeminism, and posthumanism are also important to me. They don’t dictate the form directly, but they shape the context I imagine these creatures existing in.
