The mineral resources found in the Cevennes, France, gave rise to both a pottery industry and intense mining. The mines released large quantities of heavy metals. On one of the sites, two species of plants subsisted that could draw these contaminants from the soil. An attempt was made to rehabilitate
the polluted area with these plants, but if they are not harvested, the contamination remains. This up-cycling project turns this biomass into glazes that neutralise pollutants, linking the industrial past with the local pottery tradition to revitalise the region and its heritage.
Ceramics & Glass
