Erum Aamir British- Pakistani, b. 1972
Being a physicist and now a ceramicist, Erum has always wanted to smudge the division between art and science. She is fascinated by how nature constructs something atom by atom or cell by cell and how the patterns that lay regularly deep down in matter and living organisms, create irregular forms and shapes. She is especially inspired by the details which are hidden from the naked eye, and she explore these details through the eye of a microscope. The great collection of microscopic slides, available at the Herbarium of the Manchester museum, have provided Erum with the opportunity to look through hundreds of specimens made by the botanists of the late seventeenth century. These microscopic studies enable the artist to establish that nature is as beautiful inside as it is on the outside and incite her to create porcelain sculptures which are a fusion of these scientific realities and her own imaginative interpretations.
“My practice exhibits the work made by hand without use of any technologies. I work directly with porcelain clay, with a very limited use of tools or equipment which helps me to create a mutual understanding between me and my chosen medium. The way I use porcelain is challenging as I keep it very thin which helps me to create a sense of fragility and movement in my work. I do not really design things before I start making them as I prefer to let the ideas happen during the slow making and thinking process. In my work, there’s always repetition of a single or multiple elements which mimic the process of growth. I like this repetitive action – it is not a thoughtless activity but is meditative and comforting. Moreover, the repetitive nature of bringing together many components creates a rhythm and facilitates an active trance of intention. "
Education
2016-2019
BA (Hons) Three-Dimensional Design (1st Class) Manchester Metropolitan University
1996-1998
BEd General Sciences (Distinction) The University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
1994-1996
MSc Physics (1st Division)University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
1991-1993
BSc Mathematics and Physics (1st Division) The University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Exhibitions & Achievements
2024 London Craft Week with Ruup & Form Gallery, London
2024 London Art Fair 2024 with Ruup & Form Gallery, London
2024 COLLECT International Art Fair, London with Ruup & Form
2023 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
2023 Fresh 2023 – British Ceramic Biennial at Stoke - on -Trent
2023 Design Nation at Platform Gallery, Clithero
2023 BlueCoat Display Centre
2023 COLLECT Art Fair, London with Ruup & Form Gallery 2022 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
2022 Cotton On Manchester in “In Manchester” at Barbirolli Square, Manchester 2022 Giftware Association Award
2022 BCTF 2021
2021 Manchester Art Gallery Shop
2021 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Victoria Baths Manchester 2021 Solo Exhibition at Pyramid Gallery
2021 Platform Gallery
2021 Participated in Digital Craft Festival
2021 London Art Fair with Ruup & Form Gallery
2021 Ragleth Gallery, Shropshire
2020 Darl-e Bear Gallery, Oxford
2020 Winner of the BCTF 2020 ‘Form & Function’ Award 2020 Winner of the 2020 Excellence Award
2020 British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF)
2019 Little Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
2019 GK Gallery
2019 Cluster Craft London
2019 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
2019 Won Wells Art Contemporary Award
2019 Vertical Gallery
2019 Won Potclays Award
2019 New Designers
2018 Manchester Craft and Design Centre
2017 Won Paul Smith’s design competition at Ferrious 2017 Chapter One
2014 Ashton Art Gallery
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Porcelain Dreams
London Craft Week 2024 9 May - 14 Jun 2024Porcelain Dreams: A Celebration of Ethereal Beauty and Craftsmanship Porcelain, with its ethereal allure, has long been revered for its ability to encapsulate both fragility and resilience in a single...Read more -
Inspired
7 Mar - 5 Apr 2024Read more -
inspired
Collect 2024 28 Feb - 3 Mar 2024COLLECT INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2024 Ruup & Form is delighted to be returning to Collect 2024 VIP PREVIEW 28/ 29 Feb 2024 01-03 Mar | 11.00 - 18.00 Exhibiting works...Read more -
Winter Exhibition 2023
4 - 22 Dec 2023Anne Butler , Claire Malet, Archana Pathak, Bridget Harvey, Erum Aamir, Fleur Grenier, Hannah Walters, Hannah Lane, Katie Spragg, Melissa Hampson-Smith, Naomi Mcintosh, Richard McVetis, Rachna Garodia, Solenne Jolivet ...Read more -
In Quest for Harmony
Collect 2023 1 - 5 Mar 2023Booth W4, West Wing Open to all : 3- 5 March , 2023 By Invitation :1-2 March 2023 Artsy.net Wednesday 1 March, 2023 Ruup & Form curates In Quest...Read more
