Anders Børgesen

Anders Børgesen (1982, Herning, Denmark)creates organic and vibrant wheel thrown vessels. His work balances between classical expression and contemporary references. Anders Børgesen’s ceramics instantly charm through their harmonious structure, sensual surface, and subtle presence in space. While training to become an art teacher, the future artist practised drawing, painting, and experimented with various materials such as papier mâché, wax, wire or clay... Then something clicked. “I bought a vase by Axel Salto and was captivated by the tactility and the vitality of its form. It seemed almost corporeal to me. I began shaping my own vases and took wheel-throwing classes. From the moment I touched clay, it felt strangely familiar to me”he recalls.

Influenced by the golden age of Danish ceramics – figures such as Axel Salto, but also Arne Bang and the Saxbo studio –, Anders Børgesen creates objects that are both structured and organic. Hand-thrown, his open-topped vessels are built from simple volumes, most often rounded or ovoid in form. “The egg symbolises beginnings. It is an archetypal shape that carries a sense of mystery. I like the idea that my pieces might contain something unknown, something quietly powerful” he says.