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Jannig’s sculptures have the shape of women in an expressive pose. She tries to make her pieces fragile, open, tense, earthy and powerful.

Her images are a reflection of the powers that in many cultures are attributed to the gods, demons, wizzards, witches and saints. The forms of her sculptures are inspired by the way western, african, indian and asian artists have shaped these powers in their holy and artistic objects. In her interpretation  of these forms she expresses her own feelings and ideas.

Growing processes in nature are a great source of inspiration too.

For her it is a constant challenge to exploit the subtle characteristics of the clay; the tension of the surface, the color, the delicacy and fragility of the material. These qualities also give character to her sculptures. She rarely uses glazes. Sometimes she burns her work in a sawdust kiln to achieve a black burnt pattern on the surface.

When Jannig uses porcelain, she sometimes combines it with water. For water plays, water knows the game with wind, air and space already for a long time. Jannig plays along with the water and carries images; white, bleached, sometimes battered, in the shape of a shell, like foam, frail, open, transparent and yet strong. Porcelain – pure, or slightly touched by color, – it plays the game very well.