SPACE 1 : VESSELS AND VIABILITY

Exhibition Dates : 4 - 16 November 2025
Opening Reception : Wed 5 November 2025, 6:00 - 8:30pm

Amanda Lugg

The word “vessels” is broad reaching. Conceptually it reaches from water going craft, to table ware. My own interpretation has taken me down the domestic route, so I have contemplated glasses and vases. They are practical objects, and generally have some longevity as well as recyclability.

In association with viability I have been encouraged to look into my rubbish bin. The materials I found there I have used to help create the papier mache vases with their wire and paper flowers.

There is something to be said for all art being recyclable in some form or other!

Fay Abromwich

In this body of work, I explore the concept of the ‘vessel’ and the myriad ways this object can be interpreted. Handmade vessels have been formed and reproduced by every culture throughout the history of life on Earth. I feel the subject matter has the ability to become a focus for meditation and deeper enquiry.

Earlier works include woven baskets made from plant material found in my garden. For me, the ‘vessel’ is able to change shape and adapt to many forms, to be empty or to be filled.