@article{article_1741477, title={PRECARIOUS BALANCE IN CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC ART}, journal={Sanat Yazıları}, pages={671–688}, year={2025}, DOI={10.61742/sanatyazilari.1741477}, author={Bebek, Ozan}, keywords={Prekar Denge, Çağdaş Seramik, Kırılganlık, Malzeme Estetiği, Fenomenoloji}, abstract={This article explores the theoretical foundations and artistic manifestations of "precarious balance" in contemporary ceramic art from an interdisciplinary perspective. Precarity, reflecting the socio-political and existential uncertainties of the 21st century, merges with the inherent fragility and transformative nature of the ceramic medium to form a multilayered expressive strategy. Drawing on Judith Butler’s theory of ontological vulnerability and the concept of material agency from new materialist theorists (e.g., Karen Barad), this study analyzes the works of selected artists. The works of artists such as Elaine Lorenz, Zemer Peled, Mendy Arp, Arlene Shechet, Ashwini Bhat, Li Hongwei, Yeesookyung, Annabeth Rosen, and Ozan Bebek are examined. Methodologically integrating formal, iconological, and materialist analyses, the findings reveal that precarious balance in contemporary ceramics is not merely an aesthetic choice but a political position that makes social vulnerabilities visible, establishes a corporeal dialogue with the viewer, and honors the agency of the material.}, number={53}, publisher={Hacettepe Üniversitesi}