Termites | Ceramics
Clay holds the texture and physical evidence of insect activity while separating the pattern from the wood where it originated. Using ceramics, these marks become objects and records of the material’s history.
Ceramic reliefs made by pressing termite-eaten wood into clay and glazed with mineral-based colors drawn from the Atacama Desert of Chile.
Arica - Paposo - Iquique
15” W x 15” H x 1”
Relief print in ceramic
2026
Camanchaca - Alto patache - Antofagasta
15” W x 15” H x 1”
Relief print in ceramic
2026
Copiapo - Tocopilla - La Calera
15” W x 15” H x 1”
Relief print in ceramic, termite-marked wood
2026
Pica - Puquio de Núñez - Matilla
15” W x 15” H x 1”
Relief print in ceramic, termite-marked wood
2026
Puquio de Núñez - Matilla - Cobija
15” W x 15” H x 1”
Relief print in ceramic, termite-marked wood
2026
Pica
15” W x 15” H x 1”
Relief print in ceramic, termite-marked wood
2026
The wooden negative used to press the reliefs.
Subject Relief
12” W x 12” H x 1”
Relief print in ceramic, termites
2026