In Praise of Small Pots
by Sebastian BlackieWalking through the Louvre for the first time I am reminded that artists have always used scale to impress. I am confronted by the physicality of paintings I have known all my life as reproductions. D…
The Visibility of Ceramics in Nigeria: A Review
Appreciation of ceramics spans beyond the finished product; it also involves the process. The concepts of temporality and ephemerality becomes central to the art. Instances of materials that have been…
Ruminating on Dignity In the Presence of Arbor Vitae: what has ceramics got to do with it?
by Sigrid DahleIn Nickel’s work dignity is once again conjoined with aesthetics. However, in Arbor Vitae this coupling is in the service of a ‘trans-being’ ethics of respect and care rather than the maintenance of s…
Shell Wadding – A Slippery Story
I must admit when I was asked by the Goldmark (goldmarkart.com) gallery to write a piece on the use of seashells as wadding I had forgotten the philosopher’s admonition. I assumed it was an ancient Ja…
