
Kenza is a Norwich based destructive artist working with the medium of ceramics who is mainly known for shooting vases with a gun.
By utilising brutal and violent methods of creation, such as shooting with a gun, the outcome is totally unique and unpredictable. Kenza has coined her technique as destructive pottery, she sees her artworks as process driven, where the creation is just as important as the outcome. By juxtaposing the peaceful medium of ceramics with violent acts she creates beautifully striking pieces.
Kenza has multiple series; such as the shot series, the hit series and the flop series. Her first ever Shot Vase was displayed in the exhibition "Mutiny in Colour" alongside Banksy, Kaws, Damien Hirst, Pure Evil, Tracy Emin and many more in 2023 and the shot series was showcased in our 2024 exhibition 'Wounded' a solo show which followed her journey for the last 9 years of shooting pottery.
About her hit series Kenza says: ''It’s the unpredictability of the outcome after a punch for me''

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
35 x 30 x 2 cm (approx)
£410 with wire hanging/hanging with screws or £550 framed in museum quality non reflective and UV protective glass

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
24.5 x 18 x 2 cm (approx)
£290 with wire hanging or
£400 framed in museum quality non reflective and UV protective glass

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
32 x 25 x 3 cm (approx)
£310 with wire hanging/hanging with screws or £450 framed in museum quality non reflective and UV protective glass

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
37 x 34.5 cm
Framed in museum quality non reflective and UV protective glass
£390

Stoneware ceramic vase shot with a gun and hand glazed
43 x 47 x 32 cm (approx)
£3000

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and hand glazed
31 x 25 x 26 cm (approx)
2025
£2350

Stoneware ceramic vase shot with a gun and hand glazed
40 x 33 x 40 cm

No. 36 - 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm - £30

No. 1 - 8 x 5.4 x 3cm - £50

No. 9 - 6.5 x 9 x 3cm - £50

No.30 - 5.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm - £35

No.37 - 9 x 8.5 x 4cm. -£65

No. 29 - 6 x 3.5 x 2cm - £35

No.32 - 5 x 3.5 x 1.5cm - £25

No.28 - 6 x 4.5 x 2cm - £30

No.34 - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm - £40

No.24 - 6 x 4 x 3cm - £45

No.35 - 7 x 3.5 x 2cm - £20

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
40 x 28 cm (framed)
2025
£390

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
39.5 x 33 cm
2025
£400

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and slip coloured
36 x 29 x 4 cm (approx)
£400 with wire hanging/hanging with screws or £530 framed in museum quality non reflective and UV protective glass

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
19.5 x 14.5 x 2cm (approx)
£200 with wire hanging or £300 framed in museum quality non reflective and UV protective glass

Stoneware clay shot with a shotgun and glaze coloured
30.5 x 22 x 2 cm (approx)
£260 with wire hanging or £380 framed in museum quality non reflective and UV protective glass
Hit Tiles imprinted with letters D Y K E Glaze coloured with variety of glaze
9x9 cm (approx)
Limited series of 100
£45 each

Pit Fired Stoneware clay
The Pit Firing process involves digging a pit in the ground and filling it with various combustible materials , for this piece sea salt, copper, carbonate have been used. These materials are then lit on fire, and the temperature in the pit rises, creating an oven-like atmosphere.
This process then permit the creation of a unique and organic aesthetic vase
23.5 x 23 x 23cm
2023
£380
Covering the process of ceramic artist Kenza Gray who shoots ceramics
by Marie-Laurence Boisvert - 2024
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