
SNAIL

“The snail pushes through a green
night, for the grass is heavy
with water and meets over
the bright path he makes, where rain
has darkened the earth’s dark. He
moves in a wood of desire,
pale antlers barely stirring
as he hunts. I cannot tell
what power is at work, drenched there
with purpose, knowing nothing.
What is a snail’s fury? All
I think is that if later
I parted the blades above
the tunnel and saw the thin
trail of broken white across
litter, I would never have
imagined the slow passion
to that deliberate progress.”
--- Thom Gunn, Considering the Snail

PEOPLE
DAEGEON SONG
Growing up in different cities, pottery studio was a place where Daegeon finds stability and peace. “It is the moment that the body is synchronized with the mind on the spinning wheel; every single movement of the hands is controlled and coordinated … “
After completing university degree in fine art in South Korea, Daegeon worked under the Korean pottery master, Lee, as an apprentice, where he practiced and explored techniques of traditional Buncheong and moon jar making.
Following serving the military, Daegeon embarked a journey through Europe, South Asian and now settled in Australia. Daegeon is deeply fascinated by how different cultural collides and takes new forms in this city. Combining his experience in building and woodworking, he is now the one of the SNAILs teaching at studio at the same time developing series of projects where he re-imagines the traditional Korean pottery forms.
Talk to him when you visit the PROJECT SNAIL.
COLLABORATION
Snapshots of some of our recent adventures.
More to come!
WOOD & CLAY DESIGN
PRODUCTION
Workshop Fitout, 2019-2020
Custom Pottery, 2019
Custom Pottery, 2019
Renovation & Furniture intervention, 2018
Renovation & Furniture intervention, 2018
Furniture intervention, 2018
Furniture intervention, 2018
Furniture intervention, 2017