Azerbaijan

The sculptural pieces from the Untitled Series (2025) are the culmination of the artist’s ongoing experimental laboratory with ceramic, glass, and natural stone. Mirroring the allure and tactile quality of the glazes, the glass elements are blown to emphasize porosity, surface texture, and the presence of air bubbles — evoking the same material sensitivity found in the glazes themselves. In this way, the glass becomes an extension of the ceramic surface, echoing its texture in a more fragile form. Drawing inspiration from cairns — stone markers composed of vertically stacked, pillar-like stones that historically served as funerary, commemorative, memorial, and guiding landmarks — the artist reimagines these ritualistic forms as personal repositories of memory. These vernacular structures channel the momentum of time and serve as navigational stones for the artist herself, mapping an intimate and symbolic terrain. The sculptural series was created in close collaboration between Aida Mahmudova’s Studio in Azerbaijan and Worn Studio in Spain.