Fo

Fo is a multi-disciplinary artist based in London and Beijing. With a background in industrial design and ceramics, Fo's work explores the intersection of art, food, and sensory experiences. Through their installations, Fo creates immersive environments that challenge the traditional boundaries of art and food, inviting visitors to engage with their work through sight, touch, and taste.

I'm fascinated by the striking similarities between ceramics and food materials. The ingredients, processes, skills, and end results of these two art forms exhibit countless parallels. I also question the conventional roles they play on the dining table. Should ceramics be limited to functional tableware alone? Should food be solely meant for consumption? By combining these two materials in my practice, I blur the boundaries between them, playing with shape, texture and form, allowing the viewer to reflect through experience.

My work ranges from small structures to large-scale installations that explore the dynamic relationships within dining events such as food and tableware, food and people, tableware and people, and people and each other.

I continually push the boundaries of my artistic exploration through various techniques and food materials. I delve into unconventional practices like sculpting with pasta, employing ceramics skills to mould and cast sugar, chocolate, and jelly into unique shapes. I intertwine bread dough with ceramics, baking them as a cohesive unit. I also employ food colors to decorate ceramic surfaces, using glazes infused with beetroot juice or matcha powder, among other creative approaches.

I am driven to create art that transcends mere aesthetics and instead fosters a profound connection between individuals and food, as well as between each another. My artwork serves as a tangible manifestation of these relationships, making them accessible and easily understood. It reflects the world as I perceive it – a world that goes beyond the surface beauty of ceramics to encompass the narratives they hold and the dynamic experiences they evoke. Through my work, I aspire to share this unique perspective with others, inviting them to explore and engage with the stories and richness that lie beneath the surface.