Ceramics for the Self, RISD News
Closing her eyes, Soe Yu Nwe MFA 15 CR can still picture the lovely “spirit” houses carved into the sacred Bodhi trees outside her mother’s urban neighborhood – in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma. Within the confines of their backyards, believers appease animistic deities with offerings of fresh flowers and votive candles. Grainy photos of these tiny temples are tacked to the walls of Nwe’s graduate workspace, serving as decoration, inspiration an