Our lives are intertwined with categories in which we like to place things. Objects are defined by form, colour and scale, but most importantly by their function and our understanding of them. Through my ceramic sculpture I hope to show how breaking these conventions can bring a new order and understanding to objects and ourselves within the world. 

I am drawn to things that are multi-dimensional: they defy boundaries both physically and metaphorically. Life does not exist within a static state, so why should objects? This ever-shifting plane or mindset we live in is diminished in the way many works are displayed. I feel it is important to break this and situate artwork in the same fluid state it was created in. 

Ceramics have a unique relationship with objectivity because they are seen within the world in many categories, such as art, home, museum, sculptural, functional, decorative. The culture of ceramics is perfect for exploring objects that exist within the ‘in-between’. With the history of this medium and my unique ambiguous forms, I am able to address the ability of an object to be multi-dimensional and in a state of flux. I do this through merging opposing forms: Including geometric and organic, and playing with scale, and manipulation of context and colour to create works that are suggestive, acting as prompts. My hope is that the forms uniquely connect and resonate with each viewer, encouraging discussion and challenging their understanding of how they place, see and experience objects. 

Devils Advocate

In this period we are living the madness of the truth surrounded by a destructive and regenerative forces. We need this dark presence as new renaissance.

The Eclipse. 

Mischievous 

Who Am I 

Metamorphic

Order and Chaos

Edge 

Cosmos

Too Hot to Handle 

of thy womb

"I have written intensely during Covid19 and my poetry collection is about everyday life facing isolation by looking into the minuscular of my own life layered by recounts of love relationships, childhood memories, nostalgia and complex emotions of belonging in a virtual and universal sense".


TEXT


Suction Cops for when Time Stops
by Beatrice Alvestad Lopez




saturday morning forest walks. I found a spot near the water in between two stones for a backrest. the lake is discharging waves. sparkling toward the horizon. enveloped in spruce trees. leaving a scent of nature`s own balm onto my nostrils. a sanctuary of organic matter. on the water is a tree trunk with roots pointed in a five-star shape. a bird smoothly land on its top. ducks are bathing. flopping with their wings. two males. on top. on the side. playing. gay ducks I say. their beautiful green neck attracts me. if only I could have a patch of such colour on my skin. data encoded universe. downloading. re-shaping my DNA. in awe of my surroundings. I see the grass. fast movements. something making eye contact. a lizard. im curious. its skin so strong. so resistant. a camouflage for survival. brilliant creation. a swift creature. I feel it wants to draw close. in the flash of a moment its near my silver foil. exotic intelligent enigmatic being. just entered my life. in awe I look upon its complex swift movement. agile. flexible. its fingers holding onto the rock. suction cops. brownish green avatar skin. fierceness. im only starting to grasp the term of survival.  

I read Anna Bak: wilderness survival. the thought of being self-sufficient in remote spots. a built shelter. its aesthetics. its simplicity. its intricate attempt to connect human consciousness with applied skills. intelligence as you lick your wounded hand. that has fought for that day to be accomplished. you sleep like an animal. acutely aware yet light beat. the moment you realize you`re completely on your own. a human in the wilderness. the exchange of animal glances. insects. saps. liquids. matters. smell. touching potential. touching hardship with the ultimate survival of a minute. of a day. preparations. appreciation throughout a day. a divine mind succumbed to one`s own boundaries. exploring the very tip of existence. Thoreau in intersections. Marcello Haugen. Norwegian mystic. had a cave in Kongsberg. where he placed a metal coffee pot. a lamp. a drawn portrait. There he received visions of past life. his spiritual growth. looking into bodies. minds. spirits. offering the deepest tender 

advice to my tip grandma Laura. as she went to visit him after bad stomach aches. Marcello advised her to do an operation at the doctors. she did. was much better since. here I am. tip granddaughter. in my kitchen. writing anecdotes. on my table is some incense. burning candles. a jar of spruce. Sunday rituals. before lockdown I made sure to buy two packs of white candles from Ikea. stare into them. remind myself of special encounters. such as:

a Hopi Indian evening in London. an autumn day. my throat was sore. work-shift cancelled. in a Dalston warehouse. I had a tea. sat down on a carpet pillow. a hopi woman selling beaded jewellery. instantly attracted to a red beaded wristband with a lizard. she handed it to me carefully. gave me a blessing. expressed the need to heal the land. make rituals. restore balance. immense grounding energies. in an instant I saw green light. pouring out of her eyes. like lazer shots. sacred green visions. my visual art practice directed in it`s tune. to the drum of the sacred deer. bring healing to earth. to land. awakened consciousness. ethereal planes into matter. humbled thoughts. art as a gateway to life. in balance. in tune. in harmony. try my best to be truthful. in that process. life is simple. I say to myself. a piece of grain can be deeply appreciated. understood beneath those layers of rational thought. creamy entanglements to source. uproot.  display.  lay bare. crystal clear vibrations. disguised by a veil. red velvet couch welcomes you to settle in on transparent waves of embedded meaning in the unilateral. may you become a plant that see through. that speak. that know intimately. within layers of consciousness. grows geometric formulas. flute plays. musical compositions. into spheres that contain billions of light years. potential universes. you like the lizard make a swift movement fall into the lap of another. Makes you shiver. those uncertain moments. where you saw a tiny spectre of the horizon. imagination blankets spun out of the wild. you`ll find that bridge to connect the dots. the patterns. the shapes. the formula. a personal map. in the very origins of your soul. lizard bracelets of Hopi women. let it guide you. nurture your thoughts until a green lazer rays are revealed in your eyes.


Suction Cops for when Time Stops

research

Poster design for knights

"Windos, Okno, Fenster" performance at Quadrinale Prag 2007 
In cooperation with DAMU Prague
This was a theater piece connecting Puppets and Sand Art 

"Windos, Okno, Fenster" performance at Quadrinale Prag 2007

Headdress by sweet Hattrice

Lusty Lady

The raven

A Stilt Walking Costume, mainly I am performing with this one at Exposition, Burlesque Partys and Mediaval Fairs.
I take order, just by the way ;)

Always be yourself, ecxept you can be a Unicorn...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhUSguVgi9k

An old woman is sitting alone in her kitchen, when an old letter comes through the window...
Proudly I would like to introduce to You my new Webside: www.beatrice-baumann.de
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Präsentation im 
Cinestar Halle 
2005
International Film Festival 
Ofensiva/Wroclav
 (2006)
Kurzsüchtig Film Fest
 Leipzig 
(2006) 
 Ausstrahlung auf MDR/ Unicato
(2006)  
Weimar Film und Fernsehtage Unicato
(2007),
 nominiert für den 
Europäischen Sonderpreis;

Music by
Carsten Hundt
http://www.streichbass.com
sound by
Jessen und Simon
vielen Dank an die Metrix Studios
und Herrn Schunkev

Post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3bsnEZGAQ

An exersice i did in film school, using green screen, photoshop and after effects. it is not a skill video, it was hard enough to stop the textil(which was the dress) from faling.
Proudly I would like to introduce to You my new Webside: www.beatrice-baumann.de
Also visit me on my Facebook side :) :

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beatrice-Baumann-AnimationFilmTheaterPuppetz-and-more



Sphereplay 

In  sinnliche Welten entführte die Berlinerin Beatrice Baumann mit ihrer hohen Kunst der Kontaktjonglage. Die scheinbar mühelos über den Körper schwebenden Kugeln tauchen jeden Ort in eine magische Atmosphäre. Durch reine Körperbeherrschung kontrollierte Glaskugeln rollten  über Hände, Arme, Schulter, verschwinden über den Rücken und taucht grazil auf dem Bein wieder auf, kokett eingesetzte Tanzelementen setzen effektvolle Akzente.                                                         Als Mensch-Maschine den Balanceakt zwischen Sinnlichkeit und Präzision erkundend. Untermalt von sphärischer Musik die sich mit maschinellen Klängen kontrastiert,  werden die Zuschauer in Faszination gebannt.
Beatrice Baumann hat sich während Ihres Bühnenbildstudiums in Dresden und Prag von dem sanften Spiel mit den schwerelos erscheinenden Kugeln erfassen lassen und übt diese Kunst seit nunmehr 8 Jahren aus. 
Nebenbei hat sie sich in Tanz, Bewegung und Jonglage  weitergebildet, hat Stelzenkostüme, Puppen und Bühnen entwickelt (für sich selbst wie für andere Künstler (z.B. Die Schmierenkomödianten Rokus Krokus, die Artistik und Feuergruppe Mosaique und Heureka).
Mit all diesen Künsten und viel auch gerade mit der Kontaktjonglage war sie auf Festivals und Veranstaltungen in Prag, Holland, Frankreich, Slovenien, Österreich und der Schweiz. 
Zu Ihren Auftraggebern gehören unter anderem Porsche, Panasonic, IFA, die Fotokina, O2,Siemens, das FusionFestival, verschiedene Hochzeiten,Firmenfeiern, Bankette, Firmenevents und Jonglierconventions.
Dazu kommen Kooperationen mit Künstlern wie Omnia, Valravn, Faun, Qntal, Omdulö, den Schmierenkomödianten Rokus Krokus, Mosaique, Isegrimm, Max Gaudio, Heureka,  und vielen anderen. 2009 begann sie ein Zweitstudium als Animationsfilmerin an der Filmhochschule HFF in Babelsberg. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcRA8POlqr0
Auf ihrer Webside www.beatrice-baumann.de  sind weitere Fotos und Informationen über sie zu finden.
Also visit me on my Facebook side :) :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beatrice-Baumann-AnimationFilmTheaterPuppetz-and-more
Picture by Paul Silver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N57jobOd4A0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO-q_J-vyZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRM8ytLMKRs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPE4CU4BRic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SV7raoFtO0&list=FLqJ7EQDhYESD32ahZDPOxSA&index=12


ContactJuggling

Puppet Animation Stop motion Music Video for the Band Omnia.

The postproduktion will probably be finished inApril 2013

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