Artist Statement: "These ceramic landscapes reference wildfires running rampant; millions of acres are destroyed. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, published its annual climate report, a terrifying read."
Irja Bodén (b. Sweden) is an artist based in Ghent, New York. She has a BFA from SUNY Potsdam and a BA in Social Science from Lund University, Sweden. Bodén is a recipient of a 2021 Artist Resource Trust Fund grant from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. In 2022 the Lake George Art Project will feature her ceramics in a two-person exhibit.