Vessels
Hydra Island
Mnemosyne Projects presents the works of four ceramicists in a site-specific exhibition at Bellevalia Olive Grove. Set within the living landscape, the exhibition explores ceramics beyond function, as a medium once shaped for symbolic, ritualistic, and artistic purposes. In this context, ceramics take on another dimension, one that carries memory, identity, belief, and transformation. Together, site and objects invite reflection on the relationship between human intuition and the natural world.
Curated by Ekaterina Juskowski
Exhibition design by Marilia Lezou
Produced by Mnemosyne Projects & Bellevalia Hydra
Artist & Curators
A site-specific exhibition featuring works of four ceramicists Diane Alexandre, Dana Aviv, Zen Du and Nadiia Shapoval. Curated by Ekaterina Juskowski, with space design by architect Marilia Lezou.
Artworks
Ceramic sculptures as philosophical forms that explore identity, memory, ritual, spirituality, and humanity’s relationship with nature.
Zen Du
Dream Jar I, 2025
Saggar fired ceramic, wood, twine, copper, bronze, and amber © Zen Du Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Zen Du
Bad Dreams Jar, 2025
Saggar fired ceramic, wood, and cactus skeleton, © Zen Du Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Dana Aviv
Dragon III, 2026
Hand-built unglazed stoneware with slip, fired at 1280C, 31 x 16 x 18 cm (12.2 × 6.3 × 7.1 inches) ©Dana Aviv Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Dana Aviv
Dragon I, 2026
Hand-built unglazed stoneware with slip, fired at 1280C, 31 x 17 x 20 cm (12.2 × 6.7 × 7.9 inches) ©Dana Aviv Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Dana Aviv
Dragon II, 2026
Hand-built unglazed stoneware with slip, fired at 1280C, 36 x 15 x 16 cm (14.2 × 5.9 × 6.3 inches) ©Dana Aviv Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Diane Alexandre
Birds, 2023
Hand-built terracotta earthenware, bisque fired, 26 x 47 x 34 cm (10.2 × 18.5 × 13.4 inches) © Diane Alexandre Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Diane Alexandre
White Goddess, 2025
© Diane Alexandre Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Diane Alexandre
Emergence I, 2024
Black stoneware with copper oxide in details, high-fired, 42 x 50 x 40 cm (16.5 × 19.7 × 15.7 inches) © Diane Alexandre Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Nadiia Shapoval
Woman Shape, 2024
Hand-built unglazed stoneware, 50 x 52 x 42 cm (19.7 × 20.5 × 16.5 inches) © Nadiia Shapoval
Zen Du
Dream Jar II, 2025
Saggar fired ceramic, wood, stone, seeds, and leather. © Zen Du Photo: Mnemosyne Projects
Events
Opening Reception
June 22, 2026
Bellevalia’s Olive Grove, Hydra Island, Greece
Time: 11-5 PM
Artists Dinner
Date: June 23, 2026
Bellevalia Hydra
RSVP: By invitation
Viewing Hours:
Tue Jun 23, 2026 10 AM-5 PM
Wed Jun 24, 2026 10 AM-9 PM
Thu Jun 25, 2026 10 AM-9 PM
Fri Jun 26, 2026 10 AM-9 PM
In the Press
Mnemosyne Journal: Contemporary Ceramics and the Origin of the Vessel
Mnemosyne Journal: Inaugural Dinner