Between Things: Alberta Ceramics

I am honoured to exhibit my work (Haptic Objects, ASMR for Empaths) at the Art Gallery of Alberta (September 2023-March 2024, Edmonton, AB) in ‘Between Things: Alberta Ceramics’, alongside the ceramic works of Mary Shannon Will, Les Manning, Greg Payce, Bridget Fairbank, Trudy Golley, Amy Gogarty, Mabel Tan, Jocelyn Reid, Noriko Masuda, Zimra Beiner, Kasia Sosnowski, Mariko Paterson, Rob Froese, Benjamin Oswald, and Corwyn Lund. Curated by Lindsey Sharman and Diana Sherlock. From https://www.youraga.ca/exhibitions/between-things-alberta-ceramics

“At a moment when ceramics are everywhere, Between Things: Alberta Ceramics includes sculptures and installations made by contemporary artists committed to clay to ask how ceramics can activate our experience of and relationship to the world around us. This exhibition examines the ceramic object through three interconnected ideas—the ceramic object in relation to its materials and processes; the ceramic object in relation to its context; and the affective nature of the ceramic object in relation to the self and body. The artists in this exhibition make contemporary ceramics that reconnect us with the material world and each other.”

Haptic Objects

Haptic Objects is an ongoing project exploring the senses through tactile engagement with objects. In this video I activate a small selection of the objects with gesture in a performance for camera. In making these ceramic pieces I wanted a variety of different forms that would invite a diverse range of approaches in relation to the body and gesture. Some of the objects were created to explore different qualities of touch, and differ from my previous works intended to bring pleasure/comfort (see video ASMR for Empaths).    • ASMR for Empaths  
Objects list in order of appearance: 1. Grasping Set (terracotta) 2. Two Wands (stoneware) 3. Open Chain (terracotta) 4. Black Rings (black stoneware) 5. Legs and Ring (terracotta and porcelain) 6. Closed Chain (porcelain) 7. Earthen Portals (terracotta) 8. Vessel with Circles (porcelain and terracotta) 9. Cage (porcelain) 10. Prehistoric Fidgets (terracotta) 11.Two Spines (terracotta) 12. Auger and Ring (black stoneware and terracotta)

This video and the creation of the ceramic objects featured in the video was generously supported through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Production Assistance: Jackson 2Bears