Ruan Hoffmann
Amsterdam, Netherlands

For 20 years, Ruan Hoffmann has been embracing contradiction through his work.  Hailing from South Africa, now based in Amsterdam, the self-taught ceramist uses earthenware paper clay as his canvas, drawn to its “transformative powers and fragile magic.” His work is internationally recognized and his art of storytelling via ceramics dates back to Ancient Greece.  Deconstruction and reconstruction at its best.

“My truth is to work - no excuse - just to work every day like the manual laborer that I am. Through work comes new ideas, and the spark to either follow and develop, or develop and then abandon.”