In the Uzbek project, the brick is shown as the fundamental element of local architecture, taking inspiration in its usage as seen in the ruins of the qalas, ancient fortresses in the Karakalpakstan region. This study focuses on the materiality of bricks – earth, clay – to reinterpret more generally the several ways this elemental architectural component comes to be, as well as the building techniques and finishes it is used in. On exhibition, some pieces enamelled by Uzbek ceramic artist Abdulvahid Bukhoriy, one of the few remaining craftsmen who excels in the blue Bukhara technique.
