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photo by Laura Destano (Minnesota Daily)"Hole is interested in creating a peak moment, an experience of awe. So just before the sun rises when the dark sky has just a tinge beginning to light the horizon and the piece is at the highest temperature, Hole pulls off the refractory fabric covering. Exposed is a huge glowing form. Everything around is illuminated by the light of it's radiating heat. Faces are painted in an orange radiance. The ancient architecture burns ."

XALAPA
Mexico, 2007.
video clip. Click here to seean online video of the work.

TWO TAARNS
Appalachian State University, NC USA . 2006

HOUSE FOR EVERYONE
Kecskemét, Hungary 2005 (external link to ICS website)
video clip 1 -
firing the House for Everyone. (912kb wmv)
video clip 2 -
the fired sculpture 'House for Everyone'
The Fire Sculptures

TURNING POINT SUNY Fredonia college campus, USA, 2005. Sponsored by the Williams Visiting Professor Endowment. (external link)

RED AND WHITE TRANSFORMER, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
video clip 'Unveiling th Red and White Transformer (1.26mb wmv)
article from Minnesota Daily
article from Minnesota Public Radio

PASSAGE, Museum for International Ceramic Art, Skaelskor, Denmark 2002.

THE COMMEMORATIVE H, Athens, Greece 2002.

LIZARD TOWER , Taipei Country Yingko Ceramics Museum Taiwan 2001

TORRE DA LUA. Montemor o Novo, Portugal. 2000.

CHARLORENHUS, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1998.

International Potters Festival, Wales, 1997.

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN, Gulgong, Australia, 1995.

Articles about Nina Hole's fire sculptures.
MARK LANCET'S CATALOG ESSAY about Nina's work.


Please note that some of the links for Nina's Fire Sculptures are to third party websites.