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.

Lucienne Noontil

I wonder about the impact that I have on nature with how I live my life. The waste we create affects the health of the earth. Plastic, for example is created, dispersed and found everywhere. I question the collective progress of the human race. Why do we clear land and reduce critical habitat for so many birds and animals? Are mono-cultures the answer to starving nations? Too often nowadays, flora and fauna become vulnerable, threatened, endangered, critically endangered and then extinct.

In this exhibition I explore the relationships of man, wildlife and the environment and create pieces which show a connection between natural and unnatural, harmony and disharmony. I wonder about viability.