As part of the potter’s space exhibition at Kettle’s Yard, ceramicist Jennifer Lee has exhibited 40 of her most notable works alongside new pots made specifically for the exhibition.
Born 1956 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Lee began her career studying ceramics and tapestry at Edinburgh College of Art. From spending eight months on a travelling scholarship in the USA researching Ancient Southwest Native American ceramics, visiting contemporary West Coast potters, and further developing hand-building techniques in coloured clay at the Royal College of Art, Lee has since established herself with representation in more than 45 public collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, the V&A and the British Museum.
Curated by Sarah Griffin and designed by Jamie Fobert Architects, the exhibition features a monolithic plaster plinth measuring exactly the height of Lee’s studio workbench. Lee’s pots are laid out “in careful conversation with each other”.
“Our exhibition design evolved through visits to the artist’s studio and conversations with her about emphasising the scale of human experience and closely aligning the public with the private”, said Jamie Fobert Architects.
“The role of any exhibition design is to create a context for the work which assists the viewer to understand it without overpowering it,” explained Jamie Fobert Architects. “Jennifer’s pots are created with immense care. They are delicate, yet hold great strength. These works require a setting of clarity and calm.”
Alongside two benches that “allow quiet contemplation from a seated position where all the pots are seen together”, the walls are painted in a putty colour to “demarcate the height of Jennifer’s studio”.
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