Close up shot of: Edmund de Waal (2012) A Thousand Hours [Porcelain vessels in a pair of aluminium and
plexiglass vitrines], 240x210x75cm each.
Walking around the exhibition there is a sense of meditation and interaction between the
sublime gestural pieces standing in the subtle and sterile vitrines. Using de
Waal’s inherent vernacular of porcelain a conversation is created amongst
overlapping contexts across an amalgamation of time, culture and considered curation
of Chinese and European porcelain.
Within the vitrines illusionistic shadows and reflections
falsify depth and replication, creating new fragile lines of thought and
process. De Waal’s obsessive almost mechanical mode of creation and repetition
is juxtaposed against the serene subtle silent spaces of the Fitzwilliam
museums ceramics collection. Set within monolithic mounds the vulnerability to the pots
positioned at the edges of the vitrines are heightened and exposed to the
viewer whom rarely looks deep within. The outer edges are in sight, in reach and
are therefore the viewer’s easy target.
You are welcome to
TOUCH the three porcelain tiles but please DO NOT touch the table
Initially separated and flung a distance the viewer is
invited to touch the calm considered and carefully crafted porcelain tiles
created by de Waal, however the 1880 mahogany table remains restricted to touch
- although temptation lingers.
1880 Mahogany table with three porcelain tiles by Edmund de Waal.
Set within the Fitzwilliam the atmosphere is glazed
literally and physically with continual historical referencing in a material response
to a delicate history of porcelain. Overlapping narratives and conversations of
ownership are translated in complex exchanges interacting with the surrounding spaces
as a place for patient contemplation.
The strong spatial relationships the vitrines hold within de
Waal’s re-curated space are furthered by the transparency of the vitrines
generating a sense of honesty. There appears to be an invisible thread tying
and threading through the Fitzwilliam’s long porcelain halls. Weaving around fractured
lines of past scars and stories running along the delicate porcelain collection
this exhibition is an intervention where curation overtakes creation.
Close up shots of: Edmund de Waal (2012) A Thousand Hours [Porcelain vessels in a pair of aluminium and
plexiglass vitrines], 240x210x75cm each.
Cup and saucer with Meissen
Marks (c.1763-1774) and Teapot imitating
Blanc-de-Chine Bow Factory, England (c.1750-1755).
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