It is a huge privilege to work with so many artists, and to collect their thoughts, and mine, in these magalogues. With each edition I learn something new. This time I am struck by how very physical our worlds is. The ceramic artists in this edition – Lotte Glob and Patricia Shone – are so rooted in the earth that its use is unavoidable. It is literally their source material, and stories come with it: geological tales and ghosts from archaeological time. Ceramic artists translate these and make them touchable again.
Robert Powell’s works are also very real, but once removed, like a mirror. Put a silly hat on, and it will appear in the painting. They are a library of the silly hats we’ve worn and the ultimately futile ventures we’ve made.
Tony Davidson
Director of Kilmorack Gallery
