Over the past thirty years, Cecile Daladier used various mediums and for more than ten years now ceramics, encapsulating a central purpose: the art form as a revelatory instrument.
By paying close attention to the expression of what grows, lives, dies or passes through us and reinvigorating the neglected aspects of nature and daily life, Cécile’s purpose is to create works that enable us to rediscover certain facets of things, beings, landscapes that surround us.
Flow Gallery, London, Yvonna Demczynska, 2023

French artist Cécile Daladier creates vessels and vases that bring the natural world inside our homes. She has the ability to evoke a whole landscape with such a seemingly simple thing as a clay vase, containing one single flower. The strong bold shapes of the vessels contrast with the fragile delicacy of the flowers they hold.
Her objects are fashioned from clay and smoked, using dry grasses and fallen leaves gathered around her studio in La Drôme. Each flower is treated with care and respect, and can be placed in individual openings. Together the flowers create an unexpected bouquet. The water inside the vases is often visible, reflecting the flowers and the light. The ceramic work of Cécile functions as a lens, showcasing the botanical wonders they hold, creating a small homage to the natural world. Through her vases and vessels, Cécile brings a reverence for nature inside our houses.
Joost Emmerik—garden and landscape architect, Rotterdam, 2023
Head of the Master’s programme in Landscape Architecture at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture