Talk
Craft Unravelled: Behind Closed Doors
30 Mar 2016
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
Manchester, United Kingdom
-
© Ole Akhoj
-
© Ole Akhoj
Exhibition
Behind Closed Doors: Ceramics by Verity Howard
25 Feb 2016 – 29 May 2016
Event times
Mon-Sat 10:00 - 17:30, Sun 11:00 - 17:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 17 Oak Street
- Manchester
- M4 5JD
- United Kingdom
Event map
Verity Howard describes her slab-built ceramic forms as 'contemplative rather than functional', each conveying a sense of stillness and the eerie sensation of being an outsider looking in. Influenced by the built environment, each piece features a monoprinted or stamped glimpse through a window.
About
Verity Howard’s slab-built ceramic forms are inspired by her fascination with people’s everyday lives and activities. Each piece features a monoprinted or stamped glimpse through a window, and conveys a sense of stillness, absence of presence, and the eerie sensation of being an outsider looking in.
Behind Closed Doors features pieces made for Verity’s final project at university alongside new work made during a 2015 residency at Guldagergaard: The International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark.
Verity Howard won Manchester Craft & Design Centre’s 10th annual MMU Graduate Solo Exhibition Award in 2015. MCDC will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Award with 10 special events and commissions. For more information visit www.craftanddesign.com/mmu10
FREE launch event: Thursday 25th February 2016, 6-8pm
Behind Closed Doors launches on Feb 25th with live music from our resident DJ Ailsa McLaggan of Living Room Dance Club, and rum cocktails from The Duppy Share!
