Kinder Trail
Installation
2010 (made)
2010 (made)
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Australian artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott is a pioneer of ceramic still life and installation art, and her work has had considerable influence. Like many of Hanssen Pigott's linear groups, 'Kinder trail' makes a gentle allusion to a procession of figures. Its title refers to the artist's perception of the pieces as vulnerable, like child refugees moving in a column.
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Parts | This object consists of 14 parts.
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Title | Kinder Trail (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain |
Brief description | Installation of glazed porcelain beakers and bowls, 'Kinder Trail', by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Australia, 2010. |
Physical description | Installation piece comprising ten beakers and four bowls in glazed porcelain, arranged in a linear fashion with precisely defined internal groupings. |
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Credit line | Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin |
Object history | Shown in the exhibition Gwyn Hanssen Pigott at Galerie Besson, London, 9 June - 8 July 2010, handlist no. 4. In common with other related works, this piece makes an allusion to a procession of figures. The artist indicated that the title had been chosen because she felt the pieces to be vulnerable, like child refugees moving in a column. In an interview with Craft Australia in 2011, Hanssen Pigott explains this idea further: Craft Australia: A review in 1995 described your vessels as an assembly of 'characters', each group a family and each exhibition a 'village'. What leads you to constructing this sense of character and narrative with pots when you present your exhibitions? Gwyn Hanssen Pigott: I suppose they are like families. I give names to my groupings of pots based on how they look and feel to me. For example, a group of pots that are small and looking vulnerable, I might call 'Exodus'. This is because it reminds me of a group or trail of children who are refugees. Or, another group, I might call 'Waiting' and it might suggest a group of people waiting at a gate, waiting to get in. I don't design the groups beforehand. I make the pots and after the firing, I see how they might relate. [Source: www.craftaustralia.org.au/library/interview.php?id=gwyn-hanssen-pigott-pottery-and-presence] |
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Summary | Australian artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott is a pioneer of ceramic still life and installation art, and her work has had considerable influence. Like many of Hanssen Pigott's linear groups, 'Kinder trail' makes a gentle allusion to a procession of figures. Its title refers to the artist's perception of the pieces as vulnerable, like child refugees moving in a column. |
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Accession number | C.16:1 to 14-2010 |
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Record created | July 12, 2011 |
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