My name is Laura Solar de Martin. I am an artist, theater educator, and performance artist based in Bremen, Germany. I work primarily with ceramic as a medium to explore the body, lived experience, and what often remains unseen.
My practice is inspired by pre-Columbian techniques and a deep respect for ancient craft traditions. Honoring these techniques is central to my work, especially in a contemporary context where slowness, material presence, and handwork are increasingly rare. For me, clay is both a historical medium and a living language.
Much of my work engages with themes such as women’s health, identity, illness, and personal biography. I am interested in how embodied and often sensitive experiences can be translated into form, volume, and surface—beyond what language alone can express. With care and attentiveness, I shape the clay and allow it to speak and resonate. Through this process, I continue to learn about myself and about the ways bodies carry stories.
Alongside my sculptural work, I develop participatory formats and collaborative projects that explore how artistic processes can create visibility and open new forms of understanding within medical, scientific, and social contexts.
Currently, I am the artistic lead of the research project LEAH – Living with Endometriosis, conducted in collaboration with the University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO), focusing on arts-based approaches to making lived experiences more visible in healthcare.
I enjoy working interdisciplinarily and in dialogue with others. My practice grows through exchange, collaboration, and long-term engagement, and I am interested in developing further projects where art can contribute to knowledge, care, and visibility.