Dust into Husk

Parallel to the history of pottery, humans have followed the impulse to form figures, dolls for play and idols for worship, golems (‘shapeless husks’) to be invested with living attributes. The plastic nature of the material allows impressions to be formed and reformed endlessly, each alteration rich with the potential to convey new meaning. Once trapped in place through the act of firing, the husks continue to change in response to their immediate surroundings; they are given personality by context. These simple forms anticipate figure (or parts thereof), yet their stance and positioning provide a sense of character and relationship.

Rubicon ARI
North Melbourne 
April - May 2014