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JOHN
ROLOFF

Roloff’s training in both geology and ceramics culminated in his series
Night Ship/The Frozen Sea, a decade-long meditation on the ship form,
a metaphor for discovery and exploration.

John Roloff, Land Monitor Elevated,
1980, clay, 5 x 48 x 7 in.

John Roloff, Untitled no. 79,
1979, clay, 8 x 50 x 6 in.

John Roloff, Night Ship/Mined Hull/The Frozen Sea, 1985, ceramic, fused silica,
oxides, plexiglass, and wood case, 18 x 57 x 10 in. (in enclosure)

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