Carina Florianne  is an artist and architect living and working in the South of France. Her practice explores the relationship between material, place, and human intervention, bringing together the languages of ceramics, sculpture, architecture, and traditional craftsmanship.

 

She graduated from the École d’Art Céramique de Vallauris (EACV) in 2020 and was subsequently invited to undertake a three-year research and art residency. She also holds a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Stuttgart.

 

Working primarily with wild clay foraged from construction sites, she investigates in her currrent work the geological, archaeological, and anthropological histories held within the material. Locally sourced ochres and ash glazes further connect each work to its geographic origin, revealing subtle variations in colour, texture, and composition.

Positioned between sculpture and function, her work considers clay as both substance and archive, bringing geological time into dialogue with extraction, human intervention, and acts of making.