Elspeth Owen
Narrow Flagon,
2008,
Ceramic
Elspeth Owen's new body of work, 'Speaking Volumes is on exhibit from
11th September- 1st October 2008
'I like to hint that there is a conceptual content
to my work, so this show is called 'speaking volumes' to suggest the
links there might be between books and clay containers; without trying
to labour the point. Tipping a wink at the two dimensions of the page
and the roundness of bowls', Elspeth Owen speak about her current
work.
Elspeth Owen studied history at Oxford university and sociology at the
london School of Economics. While training as a physcotherapist in the
mid-seventies she began to make pots.
There is an intimacy evident in Elspeth Owen’s vessels which is
a direct result of her method of working. She sits with a single ball
of clay in her lap, and with only her hands ‘pinches’ them
into shape. No clay is added or taken away.
Since 1992 she has been developing ways of combining ceramic with photographic
and video work in installation and performance.
Her reputation is international, and she has had solo exhibitions worldwide.