Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic artist whose practice explores material, embodied knowledge, and emotional resonance. Holding an MA in Transdisciplinary Studies from the Zurich University of the Arts, she is also an accomplished curator and cultural practitioner. Self-taught in ceramics, with a background in painting and textiles, Hildebrand works primarily with black stoneware, using the coil-building technique to create monumental vessels and sculptural forms. Hand-built and repeatedly fired, each work is shaped through meticulous gestures of painting, etching, and incision.

Influenced by Japanese and Korean ceramics and the philosophy of wabi-sabi, Hildebrand embraces imperfection, transience, and weight as sources of presence. Her sculptures function as emotional surrogates, carrying longing, grief, and energy beyond the body. Through repetition, slowness, and tactile intensity, her practice becomes an intimate meditation on time and material—allowing the hands to think and matter to speak.