Celestine, 2021

Named after seminal band ‘Celestine Ukwu and the Philosophers National’, Celestine is inspired by the instruments used in African folk music traditions. Like the instruments carved by hand from wood or moulded from clay, each object reflects the artisanal process and emerges imperfect yet unique, a modern artefact marked with its own identity, as though set down just after playing.

Lijadu

15cm (H) x 50cm (W) x 9 (base)

Twice fired Earthenware. Unglazed textured matte finish.

Celestine Kiri

15.5cm (H) x 11cm (W) x 5.5cm (base)

Twice fired Earthenware. Unglazed textured matte finish.

Celestine Nta

26cm (H) x 17cm (W) x 10cm (base)

Twice fired Earthenware. Unglazed textured matte finish.

Keba

15cm (H) x 17cm (W) x 4.5 (base)

Twice fired Earthenware. Unglazed textured matte finish.

Baté

17cm (H) x 18cm (W) x 4.5 (base)

Twice fired Earthenware. Unglazed textured matte finish.

Mpi

18cm (H) x 30cm (W) x 6.5 (base)

Twice fired Earthenware. Unglazed textured matte finish.