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08/24

UNDER SCORCHED EARTH

A research on Sicily's wild clay and territorial dynamics
RESEARCH
PRODUCT 
10/24

TOOLS OF REKINDLING

Redefining the act of harvesting as a form of activism for sustainable futures
CURATION
EXHIBITION
DESIGN
08/24

CLAY ARCHIVES

An on-going research  about soil and its post-industrial narratives
MATERIAL RESEARCH
05/24

LIMINAL LANDSCAPE

An investigation on Mexican wild clay, volcanic matter and sugarcane ash glazes
RESEARCH
SCULPTURE
INSTALLATION
04/24

PYRA

Dining table developed from volcanic stone and charred wood

PRODUCT 
02/24

TEFRA

Sculptural light and exploration of volcanic stone
PRODUCT 
LIGHT SCULPTURE
02/23

DAM VESSELS

Collection of water vessels designed with modular casting
 PRODUCT INSTALLATION
06/22

REQUIEM FOR A RIVER

DAE Degree project on the geopolitics of damming the Mekong River
INSTALLATION PERFORMANCE PRODUCT RESEARCH
12/20

SALINE ROOTS

An investigation on salinisation and mangrove deforestation in the Mekong Delta
INSTALLATION PRODUCT RESEARCH
02/21

SHIFTING SANDS

A participatory performance exploring the threats of sand mining in the Mekong Delta
PERFORMANCE RESEARCH SCULPTURE
06/21

TO MY SIGNIFICANT OTTER

A rewilding intiative on the conception of habitats for otters and multispecies
SPATIAL RESEARCH
03/21

AN ENDLESS RIDDLE

A short film and spatial reflection on the landscape of greenhouse horticulture
MOVING IMAGE
02/21

BLUE FELDTWARE

An experimental collection of stools from waste denim
INSTALLATION
02/18

TALES OF AN ESSENCE 

A participatory  installation and multi-sensory  experience on the herbal essence of St. John’s Wort
PERFORMANCE SCULPTURE RESEARCH
02/18

YOUNGER AMBER

Material explorations from pine resin and its luminous qualities
MATERIAL RESEARCH 
02/18

PEARLESCENT

Sculptural light installation
SCULPTURE 

Clay Archives


CATEGORY: Product, Research
DATE: 08/24
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gigi Totaro︎︎︎
A project by Clay Archives in collaboration with Elena Genesio︎︎︎
As part of the exhibition “Tools of Rekindling”︎︎︎ shown at De Fabriek Eindhoven︎︎︎
during Dutch Design Week 2024︎︎︎


Clay Archives is an ongoing research initiative by Emmie Massias and Elena Genesio focusing on clay as a lens to reflect on the geopolitical and territorial agency of soil.

Through field investigations and a hands-on approach, Clay Archives seeks to examine the socio-political forces affecting water scarcity and soil depletion across geographical areas.The first exploration, Under Scorched Earth, focused on Sicily and harvesting as an agent to examine the historical and territorial dynamics between drought, tourism and ownership in the region.

This first chapter, together with its results and the following steps, will be gathered as material archives on an online platform.