ARTIST STATMENT

I am Amrit, a queer artist working with clay, body, and memory. My practice explores the tension between the fleeting nature of movement and the permanence of ceramics. Growing up in rural France, in the shadow of Limoges porcelain, I discovered early the transformative power of clay — fragile yet enduring, raw yet refined.

As a former dancer and yogi, I am drawn to the body’s ephemerality: breath, gesture, sensation. In clay, I question how movement and states of mind can be held in form. In meditative stillness, my hands shape vessels that a restless mind could not. Each piece becomes a mirror of presence, marked by the organic imperfections of process.

Teaching dance, clay, yoga, and meditation is integral to my work. I see these acts of transmission as vital spaces where transformation begins — where expression is not privilege but birthright. I imagine a society softened by creativity, guided by the belief that it is only through ease the ties can come undone.

My work ultimately asks: What traces remain — in clay, in air, in others — when the body rests, and how do those traces shape who we are and how we persist?

BIOGRAPHY

Amrit Mattéo Guillin (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist, yogi, and healing facilitator whose work bridges ceramics, performance, and contemplative practices. Rooted in intentionality, their creations explore the body, spirit, and collective transformation.

A former professional dancer who toured Europe in venues such as the Grand Palais in Paris and the MAC in Marseille, Amrit integrates movement, mysticism, and somatic awareness into all their work. Their ceramic practice, shaped by childhood in the French countryside and years of embodied training, is hand-built in Brooklyn as vessels for presence and prayer.

Amrit also develops Pray-Formance, merging devotion and performance, and leads workshops in ceramics, Kundalini yoga, sound meditation, and somatic practices, fostering spaces of care and community.