'Ox tongue (Langue de Boeuf Limousine)'

Open edition
Limoges porcelain, glaze, iron hook
27cm long (37cm with hook) x 9cm wide x 8.5cm deep

This uncanny series of objects treads a delicate line between beauty and abjection, human and non-human animal. They were made during a recent residency at Ensad, the National School of Art and Design in Limoges, where Bielander immersed himself in the European traditions of slip-cast porcelain. Not merely for the butcher's shop window, the works are entirely functional kitchen graters, perfect for parmesan, garlic and ginger. 

Bielander takes the familiarity of everyday objects and combines them with a witty abstraction to create truly uncanny pieces of wearable art. He has won numerous awards including the Herbert Hoffmann Prize in 2010, the Francoise van den Bosch Award in 2012 and the Swiss Grand Prix Award in 2017. Bielander’s work is held in many public collections including the Fond National des Arts Contemporain, France, the CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Neue Sammlung, Munich and the National Gallery of Victoria.