{"id":1970271,"date":"2026-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1970271"},"modified":"2026-06-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:00:00","slug":"ruth-borgenicht-links-thousands-of-ceramic-rings-in-elaborate-chainmail-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1970271","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Borgenicht Links Thousands of Ceramic Rings in Elaborate Chainmail Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a wall sculpture made of ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail in pastel patterns\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSquared Landscape: Storm Passed,\u201d salt-fired stoneware, 15.5 x 17 x 2.5 inches. All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Ruth Borgenicht Links Thousands of Ceramic Rings in Elaborate Chainmail Sculptures<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-03T10:22:49-05:00\">June 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fruth-borgenicht-chainmail-ceramic-sculptures%2F&amp;title=Ruth%20Borgenicht%20Links%20Thousands%20of%20Ceramic%20Rings%20in%20Elaborate%20Chainmail%20Sculptures\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fruth-borgenicht-chainmail-ceramic-sculptures%2F&amp;description=Ruth%20Borgenicht%20Links%20Thousands%20of%20Ceramic%20Rings%20in%20Elaborate%20Chainmail%20Sculptures&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2Fborgenicht-10-960x833.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-qO7DnXo0\" data-rl_title data-rl_caption title><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tPin\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474661\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When New Jersey-based artist and educator <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthborgenicht.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ruth Borgenicht<\/a> attended university, she studied mathematics. But as she shares in a statement: \u201cLove of math was not enough to invent new ideas in this field\u2014unfortunately for me, that also required genius.\u201d As the saying goes, when a door closes, a window opens, and for Borgenicht, that opportunity came in the form of ceramics.<\/p>\n<p>Through precise forms and meticulous stoneware arrangements, the artist creates wall-hung and tabletop sculptures that are in some cases even kinetic, alternating between basket-like vessels and sturdy, elegantly nestled abstract forms. They often hang tapestry-like from a series of nails or unfurl into three-dimensional biomorphic forms, such as her <em>Centipedes <\/em>series, which mimic the long, multi-legged bodies of the oft-abhorred arthropods.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cCubed Rings (large),\u201d wood soda fired stoneware, 13 x 12 x 8 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cCubed Rings (large),\u201d wood soda fired stoneware, 13 x 12 x 8 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cCubed Rings (large),\u201d wood soda fired stoneware, 13 x 12 x 8 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-6.jpg\" alt=\"an abstract, cube-like sculpture made of glazed ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474669\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cCubed Rings (large),\u201d wood soda fired stoneware, 13 x 12 x 8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exactitude of geometry and other mathematical concepts are foundational to Borgenicht\u2019s work, but she revels in their relationships to nature and the handmade. \u201cMath, at least at the undergraduate level, often involves learning known modes of thinking and working along well-worn paths,\u201d she tells Colossal. \u201cClay, by contrast, records the imprint of every touch, pressure, and gesture that comes into contact with it. No two objects shaped by human hands can ever be identical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inspiration for creating chainmail sculptures struck after Borgenicht visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art\u2019s medieval exhibition space nearly four decades ago. \u201cIt occurred to me that it would be an absurd thing to try and make chainmail\u2014or really any kind of moveable mesh\u2014from clay,\u201d she says. \u201cSo of course I had to give it a try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Borgenicht is currently working toward an exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/nlisus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NL=US Art<\/a> in Rotterdam which is slated to open in February 2027 and will include a foray into 3D printing. \u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about how forces, repercussions, and influence reverberate through vast interconnected systems,\u201d she says. \u201cA small decision in one arena can ripple outward and profoundly affect a completely different sphere on the other side of the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See more of Borgenicht\u2019s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ruthborgenicht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-13.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cTriple Mirage,\u201d stoneware, 27 x 34 x 3.5 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cTriple Mirage,\u201d stoneware, 27 x 34 x 3.5 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cTriple Mirage,\u201d stoneware, 27 x 34 x 3.5 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-13.jpg\" alt=\"a wall sculpture made of ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail in pastel patterns\" class=\"wp-image-474675\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cTriple Mirage,\u201d stoneware, 27 x 34 x 3.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cMorning Mien,\u201d stoneware, 51 x 27 x 2 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cMorning Mien,\u201d stoneware, 51 x 27 x 2 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cMorning Mien,\u201d stoneware, 51 x 27 x 2 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-8.jpg\" alt=\"a long, narrow wall sculpture made of pastel pink and off-white ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474671\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cMorning Mien,\u201d stoneware, 51 x 27 x 2 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"Detail of \u201cMorning Mien\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cMorning Mien\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cMorning Mien\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-9.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a wall sculpture made of pastel pink and off-white ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474672\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cMorning Mien\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-12.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cIron Centipede,\u201d soda-fired stoneware, 5 x 13 x 13 inches collapsed or up to 6 x 14 x 14 inches as a basket\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cIron Centipede,\u201d soda-fired stoneware, 5 x 13 x 13 inches collapsed or up to 6 x 14 x 14 inches as a basket\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cIron Centipede,\u201d soda-fired stoneware, 5 x 13 x 13 inches collapsed or up to 6 x 14 x 14 inches as a basket\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-12.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-474673\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cIron Centipede,\u201d soda-fired stoneware, 5 x 13 x 13 inches collapsed or up to 6 x 14 x 14 inches as a basket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cAdobe Bulge,\u201d stoneware, 16.5 x 15 x 3 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cAdobe Bulge,\u201d stoneware, 16.5 x 15 x 3 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cAdobe Bulge,\u201d stoneware, 16.5 x 15 x 3 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-4.jpg\" alt=\"a wall sculpture made of earthen-colored ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474667\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cAdobe Bulge,\u201d stoneware, 16.5 x 15 x 3 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u2018Centipedes\u2019 series, ranging from 2 to 12 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u2018Centipedes\u2019 series, ranging from 2 to 12 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u2018Centipedes\u2019 series, ranging from 2 to 12 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-3.jpg\" alt=\"a series of basket-like sculptures made of glazed ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474666\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u2018Centipedes\u2019 series, ranging from 2 to 12 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cBlue Moon,\u201d salt-fired stoneware, 14 x 13 x 5 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cBlue Moon,\u201d salt-fired stoneware, 14 x 13 x 5 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cBlue Moon,\u201d salt-fired stoneware, 14 x 13 x 5 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-2.jpg\" alt=\"a wall sculpture made of ceramic rings, assembled like a jumble of chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474663\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cBlue Moon,\u201d salt-fired stoneware, 14 x 13 x 5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cSurrounded,\u201d approximately 2 x 28 inches diameter; when unfurled, a continuous tube of ceramic chainmail\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSurrounded,\u201d approximately 2 x 28 inches diameter; when unfurled, a continuous tube of ceramic chainmail\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSurrounded,\u201d approximately 2 x 28 inches diameter; when unfurled, a continuous tube of ceramic chainmail\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-11.jpg\" alt=\"a serpentine-like sculpture made of white ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474665\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSurrounded,\u201d approximately 2 x 28 inches diameter; when unfurled, a continuous tube of ceramic chainmail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474661\" title=\"\u201cBasket,\u201d soda-fired stoneware, 7 x 13 x 13 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cBasket,\u201d soda-fired stoneware, 7 x 13 x 13 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cBasket,\u201d soda-fired stoneware, 7 x 13 x 13 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/borgenicht-5.jpg\" alt=\"a basket sculpture made of glazed ceramic rings, assembled like chain mail\" class=\"wp-image-474668\"><\/a><figcaption 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