Lib
Born in 1989, Mitrovicë, Kosovo. Lives and works in Luxembourg.
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LibM029, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments35 x 28 x 10 cm
13 3/4 x 11 x 4 inCourtesy of 193 GalleryCopyright The Artist -
LibV Pink 193, 2023Stoneware clay, glaze, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments73 x 47 cm
28 3/4 x 18 1/2 in -
LibV Reddish 193, 2023Stoneware clay, glaze, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments82 x 40 cm
32 1/4 x 15 3/4 in -
LibV BLUE 193, 2023Stoneware clay, glaze, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments71 x 41 cm
28 x 16 1/8 in -
LibM030, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments35 x 28 x 11 cm
13 3/4 x 11 x 4 3/8 in -
LibV Violette 193, 2023Stoneware clay, glaze, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments52 x 50 cm
20 1/2 x 19 3/4 in -
LibV Petrol Green 103, 2023Stoneware clay, glaze, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments49 x 44 cm
19 1/4 x 17 3/8 in -
LibM028, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments38 x 41 x 15 cm
15 x 16 1/8 x 5 7/8 in -
LibM008, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments40 x 29 x 10 cm
15 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 4 inCourtesy of 193 GalleryCopyright The Artist -
LibM026, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments39 x 28 x 8 cm
15 3/8 x 11 x 3 1/8 in -
LibM024, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments39 x 28 x 8 cm
15 3/8 x 11 x 3 1/8 in -
LibM016, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments70 x 52 x 26 cm
27 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 10 1/4 in -
LibM027, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments24 x 22 x 8 cm
9 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 3 1/8 in -
LibM025, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments39 x 28 x 8 cm
15 3/8 x 11 x 3 1/8 in -
LibM020, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments72 x 30 x 9 cm
28 3/8 x 11 3/4 x 3 1/2 in -
LibM023, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments28 x 18 x 8 cm
11 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/8 in -
LibM022, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments25 x 19 x 7 cm
9 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4 in -
LibM021, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments25 x 19 x 7 cm
9 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4 in -
LibM019, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments38 x 32 x 12 cm
15 x 12 5/8 x 4 3/4 in -
LibM017, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments62 x 47 x 26 cm
24 3/8 x 18 1/2 x 10 1/4 in -
LibM011, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments45 x 35 x 20 cm
17 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 7 7/8 in -
LibM018, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments20 x 16 x 7 cm
7 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 3/4 in -
LibM013, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments35 x 29 x 9 cm
13 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 3 1/2 in -
LibM015, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments25 x 19 x 7 cm
9 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4 in -
LibM014, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments26 x 19 x 8 cm
10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/8 in -
LibM010, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments37 x 31 x 10 cm
14 5/8 x 12 1/4 x 4 in -
LibM007, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments31 x 25 x 10 cm
12 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 4 in -
LibM012, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments23 x 22 x 9 cm
9 x 8 5/8 x 3 1/2 in -
LibM009, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments11 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/8 in
28 x 17 x 8 cm -
LibM004, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments42 x 32 x 9 cm
16 1/2 x 12 5/8 x 3 1/2 in -
LibM002, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments36 x 28 x 13 cm
14 1/8 x 11 x 5 1/8 in -
LibM005, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments36 x 25 x 16 cm
14 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 6 1/4 in -
LibM003, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments36 x 33 x 9 cm
14 1/8 x 13 x 3 1/2 in -
LibM006, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments35 x 25 x 8 cm
13 3/4 x 9 7/8 x 3 1/8 in -
LibM001, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigments26 x 24 x 9 cm
10 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 3 1/2 in -
LibUnknown, 2023Stoneware clay, sand, pebbles, moss, pigmentsCourtesy of 193 GalleryCopyright The Artist
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Lib is a Luxembourgish-Kosovan educator and self-taught ceramic artist based in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Born in 1989, he spent his childhood in Mitrovicë, Kosovo. From an early age, he was surrounded by his family's craftsmen and artists, who worked mainly in wood, copper, bronze and clay.
After the war in Kosovo and the unrest that followed, he spent his teenage years in Norway and Luxembourg. He then studied in Berlin and Liège, Belgium, before working in the field of psychological and social assistance in Luxembourg. It wasn't until 2017 that he returned to his family's artisan roots when he began experimenting with clay and ceramics. Since then, he has developed his art and continues to be fascinated by discovering and learning new techniques, colours and shapes every day.
He believes deeply in the therapeutic power of working with clay with the hands, haptics and mind, to create something through the exploration of the material.
He draws parallels with the healing process in psycho-social education.
He is inspired from his rich cultural background and is particularly interested in discovering materials and techniques without limiting himself to definitions of art and design.
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The story of a family in the north of Kosovo is the cement from which Terre infertile is derived. Lib (1989-), who comes from a barren land of rock, pays homage to the poor village where he was born and grew up, near Mitrovicë, where nothing grows, not even hope.Infertile Land (Terre infertile) is therefore a revenge on life. Revenge on the war, which condemned hundreds of women and men unable to grow crops or aspirations, forced to set their sights on the glitter and wealth of the developed world.
Surrounded and fascinated by the craftsmen and artists in his family, Lib tried to ward off fate by using mineral materials such as pebbles, sand and pebbles to bring his picturesque works to life.
His artistic practice draws parallels between his childhood and the history of a country. Lib explores the recesses of her soul to create diamonds in the rough, cut by the dreams of a family in northern Kosovo.
installation view © Tom Jungbluth
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