Magdalene Odundo: a dialogue with objects

The Kenyan-born British ceramist Magdalene Odundo (1950-) is widely recognised for the beauty and universality of her work, inspired by her studies of traditional classical forms - Greek and Chinese, Aztec and African.

This book shows how Magdalene Odundo skilfully blends cultural and ethnographic sources to express postcolonial experience, and relates her work to contemporary art worldwide. It also looks at the artist's works on paper and demonstrates their fundamental importance in her creative practice. The book includes an in-depth interview with the ceramist, in which she shares information about how she sees herself as an artist.