Wen-Hsi Harman
WEN-HSI Harman (1984-) was born in Taipei, Taiwan and is a ceramic artist currently living and working in Somerset, United Kingdom. She also is the member of the UNESCO-International Academy of Ceramics IAC and Royal Society of Sculptors (MRSS)
Wen-Hsi studied her BA in Chinese Literature at the Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan (2006). After this she studied her first MA in Chinese History of art in the National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan (2008). After this she studied her second MA in Contemporary Crafts (Ceramics) at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK (2010). She has been awarded the degree of the Doctor of Philosophy in ceramics at Bath Spa University, UK (2018).
My ceramic practice investigates the concept of ‘in-betweenness’ between Taiwan and Britain. Living away from my homeland gives me a clearer perspective of the culture in which I grew up. The cross-cultural experience provides a platform, from which I can address the questions of who I am and how I might express, and communicate my experience of in-betweenness as a place where I can survive – where I can draw breath to help me cope with the challenges of living in two cultures.
