Thomas Woltmann, Bird Bath, 2026. Ceramic tiles, hand glazed with natural ochre pigments. 87 x 46 x 46 cm. Photo by Robert Damisch.
Thomas Woltmann, Bird Bath, 2026. Ceramic tiles, hand glazed with natural ochre pigments. 87 x 46 x 46 cm. Photo by Robert Damisch.
Thomas Woltmann, Bird Bath, 2026. Ceramic tiles, hand glazed with natural ochre pigments. 87 x 46 x 46 cm. Photo by Robert Damisch.
Thomas Woltmann, Bird Bath, 2026. Ceramic tiles, hand glazed with natural ochre pigments. 87 x 46 x 46 cm. Photo by Robert Damisch.
Thomas Woltmann, Bird Bath, 2026. Ceramic tiles, hand glazed with natural ochre pigments. 87 x 46 x 46 cm. Photo by Robert Damisch.
Installation view: Tronhjem Rømer, You Can't See It From There at Innenkreis. Featuring textile work Color Occurrence (2022), and parts of exhibition Vanitas In Use I, with Bird Bath by Thomas Woltmann, 2026. Photo by Robert Damisch.
Thomas Woltmann
Bird Bath, 2026
Ceramic tiles, hand glazed with natural ochre pigments.
87 x 46 x 46 cm
34 1/4 x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in
34 1/4 x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in
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Bird Bath is a ceramic piece that explores Danish natural ochre pigments as both a material and a history. The pigments have been hand-extracted and processed from local ochre deposits, then incorporated into glazes at varying pigment concentrations, producing a range of lighter and darker surfaces. Used for thousands of years, these pigments carry traces of landscape, geology, and human use. Through ceramic processes, the work examines how natural materials can reconnect contemporary objects with colours and textures that have accompanied human cultures for centuries.