Ranti Bam
Ranti Bam’s upcoming artwork in Yli-Ii features large-scale ceramic vessels evoking the intrinsic but diminished synchronicity between humans and the environment, with clay symbolising their shared resilience and vulnerability.
Bio
Ranti Bam (b. 1982, Lagos, Nigeria) is an artist based in Paris and raised across two continents, whose practice focuses on using clay as a profound medium for personal and collective exploration. Her work transforms each piece into a portal through which she delves into complex themes of fragility, vulnerability, intimacy, and care. Bam weaves diverse cultural influences and spiritual practices into her work. Her creations serve as hearths around which people gather in contemplation and meditation. And through each work, the question is posed: how do we find liberation and connection within the material world?
Ranti Bam pursued her formal studies in London where she received an MA from The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design and a diploma in ceramics from City Lit. Bam’s exhibitions include James Cohan, New York (2024), Andrehn Schiptjenko (2024), Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria (2023), Catinca Tabacaru, Bucharest (2022), MAK, Vienna (2023), Liverpool Biennial (2023). Bam’s work is represented in the numerous private and public collections including of The Brooklyn Museum, Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, Studio Museum, Chazen Museum of Arts, Princeton University, and the Victoria & Albert Museum
The exact locations of the artworks will be announced later. Climate Clock public art trail will launch in June 2026.