Wen-Hsi Harman
- Practice-led PhD student in Ceramics
- Email: sweetukshop@gmail.com
- Department: Bath School of Art and Design
- Website:
Personal statement
Wen-Hsi Harman is a Taiwanese ceramic artist based in Bristol. Her ceramic practice investigates cross-cultural identity through clay.
Wen-Hsi creates a series of ceramic works based on handmade sculptural porcelain spoons, fingerprints, bananas, and traditional Chinese characters to explore tension of cross-cultural identity between the East and the West through clay.
Academic qualifications
- Foundation Certificate, Creative Writing, Cardiff University, UK
- MA Contemporary Crafts (Ceramics), University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
- MA History of Art in China (Ceramics), National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
- BA Chinese Literature, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Professional qualifications
- 2017 Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy.
Professional memberships
Thesis title
On edge: exploring cross-cultural identity through ceramic practice
Research supervisors
Professor Anita Taylor, Professor Keith Harrison, Dr Conor Wilson.
Research overview
This project investigates the concept of 'in-betweenness' and uses a range of research methods including fieldwork and oral history interviews in Taiwan and practice-led work in ceramics. Wen-Hsi's research question is: How can a creative practitioner explore cultural identity and 'in-betweenness' through developing a language that brings together her studio practice and her fieldwork?
This project develops the idea of practice as a form of research, widens awareness and proposes new ways for ceramicists to explore the experience of being 'in-between' to develop cultural identity through clay.
Research interests
Ceramics, cross-cultural identity, oral history, creative practice research.
Research and academic outputs
Conference or workshop items
Research impact in relation to my ceramic art practice
Conference or workshop item
Harman, W.H (2017) Research impact in relation to my ceramic art practice. In: Bath Spa University Early Stage Researcher Conference: Impact, 8 June 2017, Bath Spa University, Corsham, UK.
Taiwanese cultural identity: revelations through contemporary ceramic practice
Conference or workshop item
Harman, W.H (2016) Taiwanese cultural identity: revelations through contemporary ceramic practice. In: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Lecture Series, 25 October 2016, BRLSI, Bath, UK.
Ceramic bananas: looking at Taiwanese cultural identity
Conference or workshop item
Harman, W.H (2016) Ceramic bananas: looking at Taiwanese cultural identity. In: Bath Spa University Early Stage Researcher Conference: Ethics, 16 May 2017, Bath Spa University, Corsham, UK.
Exploring Taiwanese cultural identity through contemporary ceramic practice
Conference or workshop item
Harman, W.H (2016) Exploring Taiwanese cultural identity through contemporary ceramic practice. In: New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum Artist Talks, 20 February 2016, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Exploring Taiwanese cultural identity through contemporary ceramic practice
Conference or workshop item
Harman, W.H (2015) Exploring Taiwanese cultural identity through contemporary ceramic practice. In: 8th Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Society of Young Scholars for Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe, 26 - 27 June 2015, University of Paris, Paris, France.
Taiwanese culture identity: object, smell, time
Conference or workshop item
Harman, W.H (2014) Taiwanese culture identity: object, smell, time. In: Fireworks Now! Ceramic Symposium, 26 - 27 June 2014, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Taiwanese women potters – an initial fieldtrip
Conference or workshop item
Harman, W.H (2013) Taiwanese women potters – an initial fieldtrip. In: Ceramics - Filming, Recording, Digitising, Archiving, 2013, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Exhibitions
Bath Society of Artists: 112th Exhibition [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2017) Bath Society of Artists: 112th Exhibition [group exhibition]. Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, UK, 20 May - 15 July 2017.
In-Between
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2017) In-Between. Workers Gallery, Porth, Wales, 25 May - 10 June 2017.
The Button Project [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2017) The Button Project [group exhibition]. Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby, Wales, 12 April - 14 August 2017.
Happy to have Earth 地球
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2017) Happy to have Earth 地球. In: Pay & Display Prize 2017, Centrespace, Bristol, UK, 4 – 15 February 2017.
Cultural homelessness
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2017) Cultural homelessness. In: Cause and Complexity, The Island Gallery Space, Bristol, UK, 20 - 24 February 2017.
ICMEA 2016 Emerging Artists Competition [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2016) ICMEA 2016 Emerging Artists Competition [group exhibition]. International Ceramic Art Museums, Fuping, China, 26 October 2016 - 26 October 2017.
30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2016) 30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award [group exhibition]. The Arts Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, 27 August - 23 October 2016.
Floating Writing
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2016) Floating Writing. Bath Spa University Library, Bath, UK, 18 March - 15 April 2016.
The Human Condition [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2016) The Human Condition [group exhibition]. MADL, Taipei, Taiwan, 20 February - 4 March 2-16.
The Language of Ceramics
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2016) The Language of Ceramics. New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum, New Taipei, Taiwan, 20 February - 15 March 2016.
Identity: Story of the Object
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) Identity: Story of the Object. Bath Spa University Library, Bath, UK, 10 November - 8 December 2015.
Good to Eat: A Dialogue Between Two Taiwanese Artists in the UK
Exhibition
Chang, W.H and Harman, W.H (2015) Good to Eat: A Dialogue Between Two Taiwanese Artists in the UK. PAPER Arts, Bristol, UK, 4 - 10 August 2015.
Taiwanese female ceramicists [curator]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) Taiwanese female ceramicists [curator]. PAPER Arts, Bristol, UK, 11 -17 August 2015.
Small Art Objects: Fire for Effect [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) Small Art Objects: Fire for Effect [group exhibition]. Atelier A.I.R Vallauris, Vallauris, France, 1 July - 13 August 2017.
Identity
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) Identity. In: Fusion - Where Two Minds Collide, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK, 17 July - 2 October 2015.
The Ceramic Festival [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) The Ceramic Festival [group exhibition]. Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark, 3 - 13 July 2015.
The Other Art Fair [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) The Other Art Fair [group exhibition]. Arnolfini, Bristol, UK, 5 - 7 June 2015.
New Designers 2015 [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) New Designers 2015 [group exhibition]. Business Design Centre, London, UK, 24 - 27 June 2015.
The identity
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) The identity. In: 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Korea Ceramic Foundation, Icheon, South Korea, 24 April - 31 May 2015.
A Disappearing Culture: The Amis Earthenware Tradition in Taiwan [curator]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) A Disappearing Culture: The Amis Earthenware Tradition in Taiwan [curator]. Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, UK, 17 January - 31 May 2015.
Transformation [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) Transformation [group exhibition]. 44AD, Bath, UK, 12 - 18 January 2015.
Flowering
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2015) Flowering. In: Wells Art Contemporary Prize Exhibition, Bishop's Palace, Wells, UK, 2015.
Untitled
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2014) Untitled. In: Art on a Postcard, Whitfield Fine Art, London, UK, 11 -13 November 2014.
The white bananas
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2014) The white bananas. In: Annual Open: The 30th Year, CGP London Gallery, London, UK, 26 November - 14 December 2014.
The sculptural spoons
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2014) The sculptural spoons. In: Muse: The Collection Inspires, Holburne Museum, Bath, UK, 10 - 24 October 2014.
Rose petal & Taiwan, dolphin, banana & My homeland - Taiwan
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2014) Rose petal & Taiwan, dolphin, banana & My homeland - Taiwan. In: Materiality, 44AD, Bath, UK, 22 - 27 July 2014.
Crime waves
Exhibition
Merron, J, Simpson, E, McKenzie, M and Harman, W.H (2014) Crime waves. In: Creative Sparks: Commons Launch Event, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK, 6 June 2014.
Laura's eye & Laura banana
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2014) Laura's eye & Laura banana. In: Laura's Place, 44AD, Bath, UK, 27 June - 6 July 2014.
Chicken ceremony
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2012) Chicken ceremony. In: World Event: Young Artists 2012, Nottingham, UK, 7 - 16 September 2012.
Happy chicken
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2012) Happy chicken. In: Great Summer Exhibition, Butetown History & Arts Centre, Cardiff, UK, 3 July - 5 August 2012.
Emerge [group exhibition]
Exhibition
Harman, W.H (2009) Emerge [group exhibition]. Farnham Maltings, Farnham, UK, 2009.