Strangers Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art was an exhibition organized by Hayward Gallery, in London, presenting a wide group of contemporary artists who use ceramics in their works.

Lindsey Mendick (UK, 1987) unleashed her fury presenting a mini-apartment invaded by unpleasant specimens. The gallery sign tells us that the artist presents a home as if it were a battlefield, with a multitude of ceramic elements divided into small scenes full of drama and conflict: each one of them exudes humor. This tragicomic installation is amazingly detailed and meticulous: an applause for Mendick.

David Zink Yi (Peru, 1973) presents the most photographed work in the show. No wonder: it is a giant squid, lying on the floor of the top floor of the gallery. The ceramic piece, reproduced down to the last detail, rests on its own ink. It looks so very real, as if it had just come out of the water, because the artist painstakingly glazed the body of the mollusk. We cannot help but wonder if it exists like this in nature or if it is a mythological or extinct animal.