Concurrence consists of six female identifying ceramic artists coming together to inquire into what informs their practice as a community of women in the contemporary world of ceramics.
Each artist will explore their own processes, reflecting on their values and what drives their practices through a communal pit firing on the grounds of the original Potter’s Cottage in Warrandyte.
A unifying value of each artist is creating and working within a community, therefore an important aspect of this project is the coming together to share and reflect on what role the individual maker plays in a group context and how their different voices, perspectives and skill sets can work towards creating a thriving community. Inspiration for this project has in part come from the group of potters who came together in 1958 to set up what became the historical Potters’ Cottage which is now abandoned. Sustainably sourced wood will be used for the pit firing and the group will gather post firing to plant native trees in the area to offset its carbon emissions.
The work will be exhibited at the Warrandyte Pottery Gallery alongside reflections from each artist, and projected videos of the pit firing.
Kristin Olds, Emily Brookfield, Yen Qin, Claire Ellis, Gabriela Mello and Kokoro Clay
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Image Credit: Ceramic Works by Yen Qin & Gabriela Mello. Photograph by Gabriela Mello, Edited by Emily Brookfield