When words are bereft of their power and meaning art is able to communicate in its stead. This
is evidenced in the 2024 ceramic work honoured with the Westerwald Prize. Text in English and
German. When words are bereft of their power and meaning art is able to communicate in its
stead. It has its own means of visualizing multiplicity commenting on events or connecting
thoughts. This is evidenced in a variety of ways in the 2024 ceramic work honored with the
Westerwald Prize and exhibited as part of the award ceremony. Whereas Irina Razumovskaya (b.
1990 First Prize) illustrates pain and complexity through her emotive surface designs the
sculptural objects by Nora Arrieta (b. 1989 Second Prize) bring forth fairy-tale-like or even
apocalyptic visual worlds. Bodil Manz (b. 1943) dominated salt-glaze pottery with her clear
geometric style winning the Town of Höhr-Grenzhausen Prize while Beate Gatschelhofer (b.
1994) was awarded the New Talent Prize for her bold colorful take on ceramics. Text in
English and German.
