Ömer Öner’s ceramic sculptures arrive at Dover Street Market
The Turkish artist and Central Saint Martins graduate brings his exploration of material memory and archaeological form to the Ground Floor, where cream coloured vessels and figurative pieces speak to the poetic potential of discarded objects.
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Ömer Öner’s ceramics have arrived at Dover Street Market’s Ground Floor, where cream coloured vessels and sculptural forms occupy timber and glass display cases with the reverence typically reserved for antiquities. The Turkish artist, who studied Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins, approaches clay as an archaeologist approaches a shard: each piece speaks of transformation, of the boundary between the forgotten and the forever precious.
His practice draws from a background in Medieval History, evident in forms that echo architectural ornaments and classical vessels. Teapots with impossibly delicate spouts sit beside figurative sculptures whose proportions suggest both domestic objects and ancient Greek kouroi. The palette remains consistently restrained, cream and ivory allowing the silhouette and surface to command attention. Light filters through the brass framed cases, catching the glaze in unexpected ways.
What distinguishes Öner’s work is its philosophical depth. These are not mere aesthetic gestures but investigations into how clay carries memory, how material discarded or overlooked might be elevated into something contemplative. The sculptures suggest narrative without insisting upon it: a seated figure; a standing form; vessels whose curves imply former uses now reimagined.
The work is available to see and acquire at Dover Street Market, Ground Floor.
Imagery courtesy of Dover Street Market (@doverstreetmarketlondon).
