287 Liz Stringer on Monumental Ceramics, Biopolitics, the Body, and Public Ritual

In this episode of What’s My Thesis?, ceramic sculptor and installation artist Liz Stringer joins the podcast for an in-depth conversation about sculpture, scale, and the body. Working primarily with ceramics, metal armatures, and welded structures, Stringer discusses how her practice emerged from a background shaped by medicine, illness, and early encounters with Roman, Gothic, and Baroque architecture. The conversation explores monumental ceramics, biopolitics, and public space, including Stringer’s engagement with civic spectacle, parade structures, and collective ritual. Drawing on Enlightenment history, architecture, and lived experience, Stringer reflects on her recent MFA thesis work, which centers the viewer’s body within installations addressing armor, metamorphosis, vulnerability, and systems of power.