Rabya Alfadl

Rabya Alfadl is a ceramicist who uses the medium to explore nostalgia and memories.
To her, making is a meditative process through which she investigates the themes of loss, transformation, and growth, unearthing and settling the emerging narratives.

Her work is inspired by her upbringing and journeys across the Middle East, Europe and North America, exploring architectural ruins, material culture, textiles and oral histories.

She works in multiple hand building techniques, often adding organic materials within the making process. Her practice is collage based and iterative: crafting clay bits and pieces she sets aside, then fuses them together via glaze and heat.

Rabya works conceptually and intuitively to reflect a sense of place, striving for balance between form and surface treatment.

With a passion for clay, she completed Citylit’s Ceramic Diploma (2019-2023) in the UK. Since then, she’s practiced independently, exhibiting in group shows and open studios.

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