‘This pot is a very literal transcription of an ancient Persian ceramic. What drew me to the original was the network of white cracks that covered the pot, which I have faithfully replicated. The black arched forms on the main body of the work are on closer inspection plans of vessels packed with bodies based on the infamous 1788 diagram of the slave ship Brookes. Swimming up from the depths of the mottled turquoise glaze are the distorted faces of Donald Trump. This work was made before the killing of George Floyd in 2020.’ – Grayson Perry