Gestures of Preservation
Ceramic and Print both have the ability to preserve the gestures of making. I use techniques and qualities specific to both mediums, in this series, to explore the textural relief possibilities of brush marks. Using methods of erosion, I explore ideas surrounding the erasure of memory, time and trace.
The Minds-Eye Window — 2021, porcelain, 19 x 123 x 1.5cm
Gestures of Preservation III - Print - 2021, etching on paper, print size 17 x 51cm, paper size
Gestures of Preservation III - Plate - 2021, acid eroded copper, 17 x 51cm
Sea Fret at Stiffkey Marshes - 2020, photograph taken by Ella Porter
The Minds-Eye Window II — 2021, porcelain, 19 x 75 x 1.5cm , each 19 x 23 x 1.5cm
The Minds-Eye Window III — 2021, porcelain, 19 x 23 x 1.5cm
‘Memories are crafted by oblivion as the outlines of the shore are created by the sea.’ – Marc Augé