Born 1975 in Pakistan, Halima Cassell was brought up in Manchester and now lives in Blackburn.
Her varied, multi-cultural background has inspired her work. Mixing her South Asian roots with an interest in African pattern work and modern architectural geometry, Halima's work is dynamic and original. She is recognised as one of the leading young ceramic artists working in Britain today.
Halima says: "I create a mood and feeling of dynamic tension in my work by playfully manipulating the planes and facets of the patterns against each other.
In my early work, I was exploring the boundaries of my new found modus operandi, which was infused with Islamic influences drawn from heavily carved architecture. This led me to look to other examples of intricately carved and constructed buildings from all around the world."
Halima was commissioned to make a new piece of ceramic art work based on 'Wakefield' and the designs for The Hepworth Wakefield.
Hamila's exciting new work featured in The Geometry of Clay exhibition at Wakefield Art Gallery (September - November 2007).
Further work will be exhibited at Wakefield Art Gallery during Summer 2008 - keep checking What's On for details of the new exhibition programme.
