ARTIST STATEMENT

Hartwig’s work questions constructs of power and control that enforce imbalance; personally, anthropocentrically, and relationally to the eco-systematic whole.   Hartwig uses the art-making and exhibition process as an active and urgent attempt to create a movable fulcrum that cooperatively draws attention, questioning, and awareness. Her work merges formal training of finely crafted ceramic objects and illustration with experimental approaches to process and new material. Specific place, space, and material context are integral to Hartwig’s work.
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