What We Try To Contain is a vessel that explores the illusion of control over the natural world. Its deep red clay body appears smooth and composed, but porcelain spikes rupture the surface. This project speaks to the futility of human efforts to restrain nature’s force. No matter how refined or regulated our structures become, the earth finds its way through. The piece evokes both violence and resilience, a reminder that Mother Nature does not ask for permission - she endures, resists, and reclaims.