Born in 1982, Paris, France. Lives and works between Berlin, Germany and Monoblet, France.

Charlotte Dualé’s work explores the construction and deconstruction of the human subject, with the body as a focal point through which to witness oppressive and dominant systems and how power dynamics continually mold and reshape individuals. Predominantly working with ceramic, she uses an ancient material to create archaic, almost grotesque forms. It shares the same plastic qualities as the human body itself but also carries a historical lineage of utility: she questions how bodies either succeed or fail in conforming to expected roles and functionalities, whether on a personal or societal level.

With Missmade, a series of glazed ceramic wall sculptures, Dualé evokes the classic magician’s box often seen in magic tricks, where the assistant enters and disappears and where body parts are rearranged in the wrong order to the applause of the audience.