Joy is a ceramic artist based in Bern, Switzerland. A recent graduate currently establishing her own studio, she masters the wheel as well as expressing a unique artistic voice. Her work plays with the combination of materials and techniques and is firmly rooted in the history of ceramics, drawing inspiration from traditional techniques to create contemporary pieces that challenge conventional boundaries. Joy’s ceramics invite reflection on the interplay between utility and aesthetics. She explores the tension between everyday functionality and artistic expression, questioning when an object transcends its utilitarian purpose to become art—or whether it can embody both simultaneously. Through her work, Joy reimagines the possibilities of ceramics, pushing the limits of this timeless craft.

Joy Elsa Hänggi