Dust. Ashes. is the result of a recent residency at Sunday Morning@EKWC in Holland, and marks a new direction in Phoebe McDonald’s practice. The title of the exhibition refers to the craft of ceramics – a new medium for Phoebe. ‘Dust’ alludes to the material of clay, refined in riverbeds over thousands of years and combined with bone, and ‘Ashes’ refers to the firing process. These porcelain pieces continue Phoebe’s exploration of reflected light and shadow, illusion and perception, surface and depth.
This project was made possible by the generous support of Sunday Morning@ekwc, Arts Queensland and the Copyright Agency.
Image: Phoebe McDonald, Part of the whole, 2015. Porcelain.
