” … ‘Exactly,’ all the noblemen agreed, though they could see nothing, for there was nothing to see. “
[Excerpt from “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen, 1837]
“Handabbeisser” (German for: “one who bites off hands“, from the term: ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you‘) is a blog and functions as production diary, sketchbook/portfolio-notes, news page, with occasional interviews included.
It was started in 2012, originally to communicate with a group of homeless youth in Oregon during a collaborative long-term /long-distance interview /blind-photo project (“Each reflection of myself echoes a different emotion at me”).
It is deliberately written in casual language that every average person can understand and relate to, making an effort to avoid “art-lingo” that uses language as status symbol and to create diversion addressing intentionally exclusively a particularly educated audience or one that likes to appear as such. It has been since twice deleted for various reasons and occasionally restarted again.
black markhor ram – night vision camera (2020/21)
Josiane Keller “markhor ram 17 – night vision” (2020/21)
2021 – what is real?
As a visual artist, I am making use of the exclusively human ability (and at the same time obsession) to communicate by recrea
six snakes (2020)
Josiane Keller “six snakes” white porcelain, black porcelain, stoneware, underglaze, glaze, rock; scale: variable
ランビ (Lambi, Danae, and friends) figures (2020)
Josiane Keller ランビ (right to left: Lambi, Danae, Calvin) and friends – figures (2020)
lamb 7 (2020)
Josiane Keller “lamb 7” black and white porcelain, underglaze, glaze; scale: 11.25″ x 4.5 x 11.25″ (20
lamb 6 (2020)
Josiane Keller “lamb 6” stoneware, underglaze; scale: 6.25″ x 6″ x 10″ (2020) lamb 6 (detail) l
lamb 5 – ランビ /”Lambi” (2020)
lamb 5 – ランビ (Jap.:“Lambi”) “lamb 5 – ランビ /“Lambi”, white porcelain, und
lamb IV with small nature objects (2018 – 2020)
Josiane Keller “lamb IV with small nature objects” stoneware, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass; dimensions: var
Exhibition: “Belief and Unbelief” with Fukushima Kazumi and Yasuo Imai @Dohjidai Gallery, Kyoto, Sep.29th – Oct 4th 2020
“Belief and Unbelief”, 3 person exhibition with Fukushima Kazumi and Yasuo Imai at Dohjidai Gallery of Art “
ランビ (“Lambi”) cover – detail (2020)
ランビ (“Lambi”) cover – detail, aquarell (2020)
Lambi – cover image (2020)
“Lambi” is the protagonist of a graphic novel I started working on prior to my cancer diagnosis. Some excerpts hav
Eutectic Gallery Online Feature Sep 4th – 14th 2020, Launching Sep. 4th
online feature Sep 4th – 14th 2020, launching Friday, Sep. 4th: https://eutecticgallery.com/show/eutectic-gallery-online
lamb IV, with blossoms (2020)
Josiane Keller “lamb IV, with blossoms” white porcelain, underglaze; scale: lamb: 11″ x 6″ x 4 1/4R
tangled up sheep (2020)
[SOLD] Josiane Keller “tangled up sheep” white porcelain, black stoneware, black porcelain, underglaze, cotton; sc
lamb I and lamb III (2020)
Josiane Keller “lamb I and lamb III” white porcelain, black stoneware, underglaze; scale: variable (2020) lamb I a
space helmet, in wreckage (2020)
Josiane Keller “space helmet” porcelain, glaze, leather, copper, glass; scale: helmet: 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
grey snake hatching (2020)
Josiane Keller “grey snake hatching” white porcelain, black porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass, mica, sand; scale
black snake hatching (2020)
[Sold] Josiane Keller “black snake hatching“, white porcelain, black porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass, mica, sa
lamb III / lamb with umbilical cord (2020)
Josiane Keller “lamb III /lamb with umbilical cord” black stoneware, underglaze, copper wire; scale: 12″ x 9
lamb II / black lamb (2020)
* the effort of standing up for the first time Josiane Keller “lamb II / black lamb” black porcelain, underglaze;
green tin can tea pot (2020)
[SOLD] Josiane Keller “green tin can tea pot” porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass, found metal; scale: 4.5″
red albino corn snake (2020)
Josiane Keller “red albino corn snake” white porcelain, underglaze, glaze; scale: &” x 6 1/2″ x 1
“An Oak Tree” by Michael Craig-Martin (1973)
[Michael Craig-Martin “An Oak Tree” (1973), https://www.michaelcraigmartin.co.uk/ * Not my work, nor do I hold a
black snake (2020)
Josiane Keller “black snake” black porcelain, underglaze, glaze; scale: 7 1/2″ x 5″ x 1 1/2″ (20
squeezed tin can tea pot II (2020)
Josiane Keller “squeezed tin can tea pot II” stoneware, underglaze, ashglaze, glass, found metal; scale: 3.5″
lamb I (2020)
the exhaustion of being born Josiane Keller “lamb I” white porcelain, underglaze; scale: 11″ x 4″ x 3&
horse fetus (2020)
life or death Josiane Keller “horse fetus” white porcelain, glaze; scale: 11″ x 5″ x 2″ (2020) h
Four Tea Pots featured in Soanyway Magazine, Liquidity >I< Vessel, Volume 2 /Issue 6 / 2020
https://www.soanywaymagazine.org/issues edited by Derek Horton and Gertrude Gibbons Introduction “Be formless, shapeless, li
Prove your humanity
three eggs in egg stands (2020)
Josiane Keller “three eggs in egg stands” porcelain, underglaze, glaze; scale: variable (2020) three eggs in egg s
pioneer tin can tea pot (2020)
Josiane Keller “pioneer tin can tea pot” porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass, found metal; scale: 4.5″ x 5&#
lightning bowl (2020)
Josiane Keller “lightning bowl” red stoneware, underglaze, glaze; scale: 10 1/4″ x 10 1/4″ x 5 1/4R
small snake with clutch of eggs (2020)
Josiane Keller “small snake with clutch of eggs” snake: red stoneware, underglaze, glaze /eggs: white porcelain, u
small orange-black and blue-black eggs (2020)
Josiane Keller “small orange-black and blue-black eggs” porcelain, underglaze; scale: 1 3/8″ x 1″ x 1&
thin white-black-brown spoon (2020)
Josiane Keller “thin white-black-brown spoon” porcelain, underglaze, glass; scale: 5 1/2″ x 1″ x 1&#