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Squash Colours Square (fired ceramic on fabric 44x44x12cms)
Squash Colours Square (fired ceramic on fabric 44x44x12cms)
Squash Paper (fired ceramic on paper 42x60x10cms)
Squash Hole Red (fired ceramic on fabric 33x33x10cms)
Squash Hole Red (fired ceramic on fabric 33x33x10cms)
Squash Hole Red detail
Turquoise Wire (fired ceramic with wire on fabric 30x43x4cms)
Turquoise Wire detail
Squash Colours Round (fired ceramic on fabric 35x35x10cms)
Squash Colours Round (fired ceramic on fabric 35x35x10cms)
Wirecut (fired ceramic with wire on fabric 36x48x10cms)
Squash Hole Green (fired ceramic on fabric 33x33x8cms)
Squash Hole Green (fired ceramic on fabric 33x33x8cms)
Pull (fired ceramic with wire on fabric 55x55x10cms)
Squash Blue Horizontal (fired ceramic on fabric 70x37x10cms)
Squash Blue Horizontal (fired ceramic on fabric 70x37x10cms)
Squash Blue Horizontal detail
Squash Green Red Blue (fired ceramic on fabric 36x99x10cms)
Squash Green Red Blue (fired ceramic on fabric 36x99x10cms)
Squash Purple (fired ceramic on fabric 36x48x10cms)
Squash Purple (fired ceramic on fabric 36x48x10cms)
Squash Red (fired ceramic on fabric 32x32x10cms)
These pieces give the illusion that the soft cushion has managed to mould the hard clay as it presses around it. The clay was moulded whilst in its wet state before firing to give this illusion of a rock being compressed by fabric. This idea provokes us to consider that even something as soft as water can wear away rock.
Everyone unavoidably has existential concerns. This issue is explored by the way that the clay appears to be protected by its soft and warm backing which links to the protection of a child in the womb. This is further emphasised by the sexual connotations represented by the hard clay’s protrusion into the soft cushion.