
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