Sawdust Ceramic Handle
Handle
2015-2016 (made)
2015-2016 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is one of a collection of objects in the V&As collection made by members of the Granby Workshop, a social enterprise created in Liverpool by the collective Assemble. In 2015, with the Granby Four Streets project, of which the Granby Workshop plays the most significant and highest profile constituent, Assemble won Britain’s most prestigious art award, the Turner Prize.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Sawdust Ceramic Handle (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware clay pressed in a wooden mould and then air dried, the handle was then laid in layers of sawdust (sometimes wrapped and with natural materials) topped with newspaper and kindling and burnt for 12 hours. Then the piece is cleaned, waxed and polished. |
| Brief description | Granby Workshop; Ceramic Handle, 2015-2016 |
| Physical description | Handle in 'egg' shape, with silver metal bolt and nut attached. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | small batch |
| Object history | Instructions and packaging information in RF. |
| Summary | This is one of a collection of objects in the V&As collection made by members of the Granby Workshop, a social enterprise created in Liverpool by the collective Assemble. In 2015, with the Granby Four Streets project, of which the Granby Workshop plays the most significant and highest profile constituent, Assemble won Britain’s most prestigious art award, the Turner Prize. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CD.149-2016 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2016 |
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