This impressive monograph of the Norwegian potter Elisa Helland-Hansen (b. 1950) is an
all-encompassing work of art. With unique hand-processed photographs she documents her
distinctive vessels traces her sources of inspiration and displays her objects "in action":
serving pouring or cooking. The publication brings together essays by various authors and a
series of short poetic texts by Helland-Hansen and others on significant figures topics and
events in her life. This book which is published in conjunction with an exhibition of her work
at Kunstnerforbundet in Oslo presents and contextualizes an important contemporary ceramicist
and affords personal insights into her life thinking and work processes.
