Award films 2025 – Daniel Silver

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Award is the British Ceramics Biennial’s headline exhibition. It invites ten selected artists to tread new ground, use the momentum of the exhibition to focus or make a step change in their practice or to present work in ways it hasn’t previously been experienced.

About the Award films

Each film introduces the Award artists and shares how, where and why they make their work. Created by acclaimed filmmakers Lucy and Cameron of Elastic Pie Films, they reveal clay to be a rich material for storytelling, experimentation, playfulness, risk-taking and activism.

Daniel Silver part of the Award exhibition at Spode Works, open daily 10am-4pm from 6 September – 19 October 2025.

About the artist

Daniel Silver uses sculpture to examine the human experience, both physical and psychological. His practice is influenced by the art of the ancient world, modernism and Sigmund Freud.

For Award 2025, Daniel will create a series of ceramic heads painted with oil paint. The clay provides a natural foundation and structure, while the paint acts as a ‘skin’, introducing movement and depth.

See more of Daniel’s work.

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