KADE HB

Winner of Staff Selection

BIOGRAPHY

Kade HB was raised in Livingston, Montana and Vancouver, BC. He received a BA in Studio Art from St. Olaf College, where he was awarded a year-long Emerging Artist residency and served as Intermittent Ceramics Technician. Kade is currently studying ceramics at Indiana University Southeast as a post-baccalaureate student.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My making is guided by a meditation on change and temporality. I process my emotions through my body and clay, and as I sculpt, my hands bring permanence and tangibility to fleeting feelings.

Both my forms and functional ware encourage physical interaction and tactile exploration. I aim to instill the same wonder and curiosity in my audience that I experience in response to natural patterns and rock formations.

I am deeply inspired by geological weathering and the phenomenal power of ephemeral forces like wind and water to shape unmalleable solids over time. I draw parallels between the fragility of life, relationships, and social structures, along with the fluidity of my identity as I create my own labyrinths and monuments, reminiscent of those in nature.

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