If the colour blue lends itself to a feeling of calm and peace. If the ocean puts our mind into a meditative state. Then surely proximity creates a similar effect.
Holding by Melanie Hoult is an installation of ceramics and fabric. A still life or life stilled by time. Empty clay vessels crowded, some broken, on the floor against the wall, cornered. For Melanie Holding represents the emotional, psychological and physical aspects of containing. For myself the work brings the viewer into the realm of non passive spectators. Observers on the precipice of action triggered by the thoughtful, mediative act of viewing.
Kannitha Lim “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu “Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth.” —Hermann Hesse Culture is imbued in our subconscious over generations, our ancestral legacy. Culture informs how we see ourselves, how we see each other, what we eat, how we dress, and what we create. Exposure to diverse cultures through travel or interacti
By Kannitha Lim Sam Kariotis: 1000 Lizards Glimpse Art Space June 28th - July 26th 2023 Looking at this piece I am transported back to long velvet robes hanging in dusty vestry cupboards. Studying the display for the right fit and tying it around me with twisted golden thread knotted with clumpy tassels. Light shining through small stain glass windows, dark shadowy corners. The sacred space where packets of crisp round wafers hide in boxes aside the bottles of red wine soon t