Pottery by Aliya
Clay & Craft
These pieces explore the beauty of functional forms reimagined as art. Bowls, vases, jugs, and pouches carry the language of use, yet exist primarily as sculptural works, inviting attention to texture, gesture and material. Function informs form but presence and craft take precedence, making each piece both familiar and extraordinary.
Bowls
Diameter 20-30cm
Moon Watching
Pisces
Herd Mentality
Self Captivation
Meditating
Sari Party
Vases
Tall, narrow vessels formed from joined figures, carrying two contrasting faces. As the piece turns, identities shift, playful, expressive, and quietly theatrical. The front and the back tell a different story.
Nurturing Nature
Parrot Piggyback
Front
Back
Abu Nedal
Um Suqeim
Front
Back
Mr Nobody
Sleepless in the City
Front
Back
Bishop
Nun
Front
Back
The Turban collection of vases is made up of faces, men wearing turbans and a single woman in a face veil. Rooted in childhood memories of neighbouring countries, these images now reflect realities that have firmly embedded themselves in our shared society.
