MFA Ceramics, Room 150G
Judith Addison
Untitled, 24” x 6” x 12” , gas-fired porcelain, coil built
Judith Addison’s work translates the disorientation of right temporal lobe epilepsy into tangible form. Working with clay as an extension of the body, she transforms internal havoc and emotional distortion into structures that hold both tension and resolve. Each work emerges through a dialouge between body and earth, where movement and breath stabilize the dissonance of an overactive nervous system.
The resulting forms arise as landscapes of the inner and outer world - at once visceral and topographic. Their surfaces echo the body’s internal architecture while recalling geological formations shaped by time and force. Through this process, Addison turns fleeting neurological activity into enduring material presence, allowing ineffable memories, sensations, and rhythms to become records of both disorder and grace, revealing beauty amidst controlled chaos.
Judith Addison
Judith Addison is an interdisciplinary artist and MFA candidate (second year) in Ceramics at Tyler School of Art and Architecture. They earned a BFA in Ceramics from The Ohio State University in 2022 and have taught both glass and ceramics in Ohio and San Diego. Their practice is guided by somatic approaches such as breathwork, yoga, and intuitive movement, and spans clay, performance, and video. Their process incorporates techniques inspired by vagus nerve stimulation as a personal tool for seizure management, while seeking eutierria—a sense of harmony between body, material, and environment.