Photos of the exhibition, courtesy of Monokeros Gallery.
The first solo exhibition in Asia of French master ceramic artist Georges Pelletier, titled “Light Resides in the Earth,” has opened at the Monokeros Gallery in Shanghai. A major figure of French ceramics in the 1960s, Pelletier shaped clay with a sculptural approach, integrating bold openwork structures and a play of shadow and light, thus elevating ceramics from mere “functional objects” to “poetic art.” Presented at the Monokeros Gallery, this exhibition brings together more than thirty representative works from his later year from his famous “Sun” lamp series to mirrored decorations and sculptures, each reflecting his singular expression of ceramics. The exhibition’s theme, “Light Resides in the Earth,” symbolizes the fusion of light and clay and metaphorically evokes the human perception of dwelling, warmth, and time: light is sculpted by the clay, and art is reborn into life.
Photos of the exhibition, courtesy of Monokeros Gallery.
This exhibition brings together more than thirty works by Georges Pelletier in various forms: ceramic lamps, mirrored decorative objects, and sculptures. Each piece bears the mark of craftsmanship and the passage of time.
The Monokeros Gallery, with its unique medieval atmosphere, places Pelletier’s works within a play of shadow and light. The light passes through the clay, silently telling a story of time, craftsmanship, and dwelling. Here, light is not only a source of illumination but also a symbol of life.
The earth, in its most rustic form, carries within it the warmth of the creative work shared by the artist’s father and son, passed down through time. These ceramic sculptures, gently bathed in light, embody the continuation of Georges Pelletier’s creative spirit: an ancestral know-how and a philosophical reflection on “dwelling”, light resides in the earth, but also in the human heart.
Light Resides in the Earth
Exhibition period: November 12, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Address: Monokeros Gallery, Building 14, No. 89 South Laiting Road, Shanghai
