Theo Harper is a ceramic sculptor, educator, and researcher based between Sweden and the UK. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Ceramic Art at the University of Gothenburg. Trained as a maker in a wide range of materials—from clay and metal to digital processes—his practice spans installation, sculpture, video, and photography. His research and teaching explore the role of movement in making, bridging traditional craft with emerging technologies to uncover new expressive and material possibilities in contemporary sculpture.
Lecture title: Crafting Motion and Environmental Threads
‘Can emotion be read in motion? This talk explores a small part in the Hephaestus project (Horizon Europe funded), focusing on the hand in ceramic sculpture. Set within broader encounters between craft and technology, it questions how tacit gestures, rare earth materials, and digital tools intersect—revealing environmental threads and emotional traces in contemporary making.’
Website: https://hephaestuscraft.eu/
Instagram: @theoharperd
