Torbreck art exhibition

 

Chain-linked vessels 2018, terracotta, 35cm x 15cm x 15cm & 35cm x 145cm x 14xm with 2 x 46cm x 2cm x 1cm chains

Chain-linked vessels (details)

Installation view

Heavy-duty 2018, white raku clay, 35cm x 15cm x 12.5cm

Post driver 1 2018, terracotta & Post driver 2 2018, terracotta

Artist statement:

This series of ceramics was made during a three month residency held at Outer Space ARI in West End from April to July 2018. 

Through a focus on technical skills of construction and use of conventional ceramic forms these works engage with the materiality of ceramic-making processes. and use mark-marking as a signifier of the temporality and labour involved in working with the medium. 

While some of the sculptures or surface etchings reflect on personal experiences of emotional and physical vulnerabilities, most engage with a more process driven material play and the act of repetition and endurance required in working with the medium.