Bread Plate (2021) presents a cast ceramic object that occupies the precise, charged territory between utility and sculpture. Ry Rocklen has long been drawn to the residue of everyday life, and here that sensibility crystallizes in a form so familiar it borders on invisible, yet so carefully rendered in ceramic that it demands sustained attention. The casting process transfers the weight and memory of an ordinary bread plate into something both permanent and slightly strange, preserving the mundane with an almost archaeological seriousness. At roughly 23 centimeters across, the work is intimate in scale, meant to be encountered close and contemplated rather than read from a distance. Rocklen, based in Los Angeles, has built a widely respected practice around transforming overlooked domestic and commercial objects into vehicles for meaning, often through processes that add material density to things we habitually ignore. Bread Plate fits naturally within this body of work while standing apart as a quietly confident, self-contained statement. The signed ceramic carries an understated authority, its modest dimensions belying the conceptual weight it bears. For collectors interested in contemporary sculpture that finds the uncanny within the commonplace, this is a work that will continue to reward attention over time. The piece ships from Los Angeles, with shipping costs the responsibility of the acquiring collector.