Benedetta Pompili – Quenching the Unquenchable. Forging circular glazes from treated asbestos

Benedetta Pompili (IT, 1995) is a social designer and critical maker based in Amsterdam. A dedication to materials with a focus on their narratives and environmental impact identifies her practice. She rethinks making techniques and their aesthetics toward circular making. Her research aims to share knowledge, motivate care, and retrace tradition by thinking and acting in an interdisciplinary way. Her works and collaborations have been displayed at Keramiekmuseum Princessehof (NL), Design Museum Gent (BE), and at the New York SVA Bio Art Lab (US), among others.