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.
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.
