QUIETUS
Making of Quietus
Julian received a major Arts Council grant to produce the monumental work for Quietus in three different brick factories in the UK and Denmark. Working with a dedicated team of studio assistants and volunteers, the project combined both studio and industrial practice and took over two years to complete. With thanks to Ibstock Brick Ltd and Petersen Tegl.
The British potter Julian Stair makes vessels to contain the human body after death. Built on a monumental scale, his pots and sarcophagi can only be fired in giant industrial kilns. Duration: 9 ' 41"