What’s a kiln? Clay Stories Collective artists talk local clay buzz at ‘Light me up!’ exhibit

Clay Stories Collective brought together eight ceramists—Zeina Aboul-Hosn, Hassan Kamel-Sabbah, Yasmina Khalife, Majdoline Hatoum, Wafaa Bilal, Ali Karout, Dina Maalouf, Colette Arslan—who create glazed pottery with offbeat excursions, using exclusively Lebanese clay. At their latest installation of ‘Light me up!’, we found quaint, curvy candelabra, zany square-shaped mugs with tentacles and other imaginative works, each huddling a beeswax candle.Artist Dina Maalouf's ceramics at the 'Light Me Up!' exhibit. (Credit: Courtesy of the artist) Filmmaker and ceramist Zeina Aboul-Hosn discovered ceramics after moving back to Beirut from London 10 years ago. Drawn to the touch and color of Lebanese clay, she uses it exclusively in her work: Last year, she co-founded Clay Stories Collective, with a grant from UNESCO, to engage the...