Oyster Net
Form
2013 (made)
2013 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Annie Turner works in response to the landscape of the River Deben in Suffolk. The ceramic objects she creates echo the forms of its associated man-made structures, such as sluices, ladders and nets. The surfaces of the works suggest processes of change and transformation, through erosion, decay, rusting, or accretion. The works reflect both the natural rhythms of the landscape and its fragility.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Oyster Net (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, with lithium glaze |
| Brief description | Openwork form, 'Oyster Net', stoneware with lithium glaze, Annie Turner, Suffolk, 2013 |
| Physical description | Flattened upright openwork form, the sides slightly compressed. The form is hand-built from fine strips of red-grogged stoneware clay, so as to resemble mesh or net. Biscuit fired, then brushed with lithium glaze and fired to 1220 degrees C. The glaze creating a rust-coloured pitted surface akin to rusted iron. The deformations of the form deliberately caused through slight over-firing. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Unmarked |
| Gallery label | Annie Turner (born 1958)
‘Oyster Net’
2013
Annie Turner works in response to the
landscape of the River Deben in Suffolk. The
ceramic objects she creates echo the forms
of its associated man-made structures, such
as sluices, ladders and nets. The surfaces
of the works suggest processes of change
and transformation, through erosion, decay,
rusting, or accretion. The works reflect both
the natural rhythms of the landscape and
its fragility.
Made in Ufford, Suffolk
Stoneware, with lithium glaze
Museum no. C.77-2013
Purchased with the support of the Friends of the V&A(12/2013) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the support of the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | Shown by Joanna Bird at Collect 2013, Saatchi Gallery, London, 10-13 May 2013. |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Annie Turner works in response to the landscape of the River Deben in Suffolk. The ceramic objects she creates echo the forms of its associated man-made structures, such as sluices, ladders and nets. The surfaces of the works suggest processes of change and transformation, through erosion, decay, rusting, or accretion. The works reflect both the natural rhythms of the landscape and its fragility. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | c.77-2013 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2013 |
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