Second life of ceramics

Working with glasses was an extension of Viktoria Samuseva's ceramic practice. She created a unique artwork using fragments of her own ceramic piece, elements that developed defects during the firing process. Instead of discarding them, she transformed them into a mosaic, giving new life to materials that still held meaning. The work continues her exploration on care, transformation, and the connection between maker and material.

Viktoria Samuseva was born in Chernogorsk, Siberia, Russia. She graduated from the State Art College of Irkutsk and later earned a degree in economics from the RANEPA Academy in Tomsk. Samuseva currently lives in Novosibirsk, where she creates handmade ceramics, focusing on tableware and decorative objects.

Her artistic research explores form, volume, and decorative surface techniques. Her work with ceramics is inspired by natural motifs such as herbal prints and the textures she finds around her. She is especially drawn to the way ceramics preserve the imprint of hands and time. For her, each object holds the warmth of the maker and the quiet evidence of hours of work.
Sometimes pieces come out of the kiln with defects: cracks, irregular shapes, or unexpected surfaces. Viktoria doesn't discard these pieces. Instead, she breaks them and reuses the fragments to create mosaics. These pieces are of great value to her, because imperfections are beautiful too. This process of reclaiming imperfect works is part of her broader interest in surface, volume, and the meaning of handmade objects.