Under a silver cover, a familiar vehicle loses its badges and acquires a different outline. A roadside observation about fabric, reflected light, and the pleasure of an object whose details are temporarily withheld.
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Materials
Paper that keeps a fold, fabric that softens a face, and wood marked by a hand. Looking closely at surfaces through making, handling, and everyday use.
The stories
A small collection of ceramics is easier to understand with the cupboard open. On the pleasure of handling a pot, the marks left by use, and deciding what deserves another year on the shelf.
A blunt instruction at a doorway leads into the less orderly part of making things: working proofs, rejected arrangements, and decisions that need to stay visible long enough to be reconsidered.
A pale piece of cloth interrupts a studio portrait, making one part of a face clear and another diffuse. Looking at its folds raises a question about how much a visible surface lets us know.