The Scream
This work reflects on the urgency of emotion that builds without outlet, the distorted expression freezes a moment of release that never fully arrives. A suspended state where the scream is both present and withheld, existing not as sound but as form, an embodiment of the struggle to express what cannot easily be spoken.
The Scream, Stoneware Clay, 2025, 21cm x 20cm x 22cm
THE PROCESS
The sculpture was modelled directly in clay without the use of reference images, relying instead on instinct and felt experience to guide the formation of the face. Working by hand, the features were built up, pushed, and reshaped repeatedly, allowing the expression to emerge from an internal emotional state rather than external observation. Each session involved refining the tension held in the muscles and mouth, translating feeling into form. The final piece preserves the physical traces of this process, holding the moment where the scream is both released and contained.