Paul March
The ambiguous, indefinable forms proposed by Paul March materialize between the organic and the mineral, between the world of the living and the realm of death. Like hybrids of human organs or animals crawling vertically, they seem to have undergone a process of petrification at the end of their potential mutations. This brings to mind the famous Dog of Pompeii, found on site long after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD....
Previously a clinician specializing in neuropsychology, Paul March has been working for the past four years on a vast project, both theoretical and artistic, at the frontier between art, archaeology and cognitive science. His recent series of ceramic works are grouped under the title Blessings. Is form born of the mind or in the hands? The artist explores the idea that the power of the human mind does not derive directly from the properties of the brain, but rather from a spatial and temporal relationship between human gesture and changes in matter. Embarking on doctoral studies in archaeology at Oxford, Paul March developed his scientific conception in a lecture given at the London Chair of Theoretical Archaeology in March 2019. This research teaches us a great deal about our mental perception of objects and about human creativity, which takes place first and foremost in the world, precisely where the hands touch the earth, an unparalleled research tool for understanding this "spatial" localization of creation. His intuitive manual practice (which he describes as "neuromotor") has enabled him to establish a genuine collaboration with matter, with the latter taking the initiative and providing the impetus. FB
Born in 1961. Lives and works in Geneva.
Member of the International Academy of Ceramics (AIC/IAC).
Training
2016. PHD Archeology, Keble College, University of Oxford (UK)
2010-11. Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Psychological Studies, University of Nottingham (UK)
2009-10. Postgraduate diploma in ceramics and polymerization, HEAD, Geneva (CH) - 2001-04: École supérieure des beaux-arts, Geneva (CH)
1994-95: Tavistock Clinic Postgraduate Diploma in Systemic Approach to Families and Organisation, University of East London (UK)
1987-90: North West Thames Regional Training Course in Clinical Psychology British Psychological Society Diploma in Clinical Psychology (UK)
1982-85: BSc Experimental Psychology, University of Sussex (UK).EXHIBITIONS
2019. Holocene Pottery, Galerie Marianne Brand, Carouge / Geneva - Welcoming Down the Blessings, Taste Contemporary, Geneva
2018. European Ceramic Context, guest artist, Bornholm (DK)
2017. Morceaux choisis, recent acquisitions by the Ariana Museum, Ariana Museum, Geneva - 19th International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, Châteauroux (Indre) - Trésor, special guest, Basel (CH).
Exhibitions
from - 2021 : Fragmented Anatomy, Ariana Museum, Geneva - 2020: Stillness and Movement, Sotherbys, Geneva - 2019: Repeat Rear Window, London (UK) - Welcoming Down the Blessings, Taste Contemporary, Geneva - Holocene Pottery, Galerie Marianne Brand, Carouge (CH) - 2018: European Ceramic Context, guest artist, Bornholm (DK) - 2017: Morceaux choisis, Musée Ariana, Geneva - Idem, 19th International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, Châteauroux (Indre) - Trésor, special guest, Basel (CH).
