With the Assemblage exhibition coming to an end at AirSpace Gallery, the studio artists group discussed it, and several of us decided it would be a brilliant opportunity to move the Exhibition to the Original Spode factory site, Stoke-on-Trent, alongside the British Ceramics Biennial. I thought this would be a perfect fit for my sculptures, with them being made from clay! While not situated i the main building, we have been granted access to one of the other buildings on the site, Meadow Building. I was given floor space and window space, which I think has worked well in setting up my sculptures at different heights.
I also like how well they fit within the building, as although it is quite run down it is a listed building, so no alterations were allowed to be made. The raw methods of their creation fits in well with the atmosphere and aesthetics of the building. Luckily I did not have to worry about this with my work being sculptural, but any hanging etc had to be done in already existing holes. Sadly I did not have time to explore the building thoroughly, and only had time to quickly install the sculptures before I had to leave. I am hoping that I can return to the building and see the exhibition fully installed, and explore the Spode factory site in full!
