Aline Schmitt shapes clay to forge connections, opening a quiet dialogue between her works and the observer. Guided by the desire to offer an immersive experience, she explores color as a language, where optical effects blend with poetry.


Her practice unfolds through ceramic sculptures with iridescent surfaces, whose colors shift depending on the viewer’s perspective. This phenomenon emerges from a meticulous glazing process in which colors and textures resonate together. She uses these visual variations to animate the material and infuse her pieces with a sense of passing time.


Optics become a field of sensory exploration, where changing hues invite a contemplative walk. The audience is drawn into fluid landscapes, both hypnotic and meditative, with each gaze revealing something new. These chromatic strolls spark reflection on the dynamics of life, its subtle balances and transformations, affected by the upheavals of our era.

Awards

2024 –Solargil Prize

40th Bandol Ceramics Festival, Bandol (83)

 

2023 – Public Prize of the Young European Ceramics Competition

Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (30)

 

2022 – Rotary Club Prize

Résonances – European Fine Crafts Fair, Strasbourg (68)

 

2021 – 2nd Regional Prize of the “Pathways to Craft Trades” Competition

Grand-Est Region

Degrees

Certificate in Ceramic Arts 

Class of 2021 (with Honors from the Jury)

European Institute of Ceramic Arts, Guebwiller, France

 

PhD in Supramolecular Chemistry

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France

 

Master’s Degree in Physics and Chemistry

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France