In the age of climate change, our material world needs a change in a sustainable direction. Existing raw materials that do not rot cannot be abused anymore. The world changes as the number of rotting things increases. A cycle is needed that regenerate and use discarded resources and decompose them after use. 

Ceramic is a hard, permanent material that lasts thousands of years. I thought of the ceramics needed in this era, that exist as much as the time we use and return to nature. 

This is part of an experiment that started in 2020. I made twenty biomaterials samples that could replace plastic. Experiments with bio-based substances that could be an alternative to fossil-based materials, I tried to use vegan ingredients. 

Soil, Agar, Starch, Salt, Onion peel, Seaweed, Paper, Straw, Tough Fiber, Orange Peel, Tea Leaf, Gourd, Pine Needles, Beans, Oil, Eggshells, Flower Waste, Mushrooms, Herb were used. 

Among them, with soil, which is the most familiar material to me, I made <Rotting Jar> as my graduation work. Mix clay and natural waste to form a jar and fire it at a low temperature. The orange peel and eggshell used with clay reduce weight while maintaining the structure of the pottery and creates a unique pattern on the surface of the ceramic. 

It is sufficiently firm to be used but is not permanent, so it will rot and decompose after use. Sustainable alternatives are presented with ceramics that can return to the earth.