Daeun Lim

My work begins with the friction that occurs between its jocular function and its identity based on the stereotype tied to a medium; particularly that of ceramics. Each function becomes a

comical rhetoric which aims to explore the inherent quality of ceramics as a craft while focusing on both its given and potential functionality.



I utilize the stereotypical notions revolving around ceramic objects as my breaking point to explore practicality beyond the utilitarian identity they inherit. Creating these works to me is equivalent to the act of creating direction; directions that are meant to depart to destinations that are unsettled or unsettling; directions that leads one through non-linear paths of finding limitless definitions.



As a maker, I identify as a designer of misfit objects who creates a stage for objects to play new roles, rather than serving the conventional role that it is given or projected with. Therefore my practice is driven by the questions I ask my objects, and further those that my objects asks to its viewers and/or users: How can I blur the concept of practicality through my object creations? What kind of value do people seek when defining usefulness? What social agreement have wecome to establish over the idea of usefulness and how can I challenge that?