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From earth to AI on five pots
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The workCLAI - The oldest answer to the newest question. (Charlotte van den Brand), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlImages, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- Five tall stoneware vessels of the same shape stand in a row on a concrete floor, each with a different surfacePhoto: Stories by JosanMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- Diagram of five identical vessel outlines labeled Earth, Language, Mathematics, Binary and AI, each with a simple placeholder patternImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against DDW press kit 2341, CLAI (five monumental vessels, each built from precisely the same archetypal form; their surfaces trace Earth, Language, Mathematics, Binary and AI), read 28 Oct 2026. Marks are stand-ins, not the real surfaces (said on the graphic)
- Slide 3
- Charlotte van den Brand holds a large vessel covered in dark dots joined by fine carved lines, against a white wallPhoto: Stories by JosanMuseum or journal record
- Slide 4
- A table of small stoneware vessels and lidded pieces, each covered in dots joined by carved lines: the CLAI CollectionPhoto: Stories by JosanMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Charlotte van den Brand crouches barefoot on a studio floor, arranging small dotted vessels beside a tall onePhoto: Stories by JosanMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Storage jar with handle and lid, Rijksmuseum (BK-NM-5783-123-B)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record