HAIROL HOSSAIN CV

Hairol Hossain caught the pottery bug when he first witnessed a potter throwing on an electric wheel. He found it so illuminating and therapeutic that intrigue turned into practice, then a passion, and he hasn’t looked back since. Following an interval after his introduction to ceramics at the LASALLE College of the Arts in 1999 and at the National Institute of Education in 2003, he began taking classes in earnest at Ceramic House in 2014. Since then, he has participated in group exhibitions and worked on a commission for the National Parks Board in 2019, installed at the Sang Nila Utama Garden at Fort Canning Park and exhibited as part of a commemoration showcase for the Singapore Bicentennial celebrations.

Hairol works with a variety of techniques, creating textures, marks, and lines from scribbling, and engraving to injecting pressure on his works and slowly pushing the form until it is almost on the verge of collapsing. He harnesses the clay’s strength during its malleable state and explores its tactility. It is a challenging and intriguing journey and process, one that imparts meaningful lessons about the importance of grit, perseverance, tenacity, and positivity. Practicing pottery with an indefatigable drive, he draws inspiration from everyday interactions and observations, channeling the energy of life into thoughtful pieces.