For: Every Surface is a Shrine Exhibition Programming
Invited by: Katherin Dennis & Anne Be
Photo Credits: Tuck Abbott, Arefeh Saberi
Materials: Terracotta clay, water.
The resulting wave forms are a visible record of tactile communication between participants. Slumps, folds, and ruptures mark moments of imbalance, when an initiation is not fully supported. Graceful curves and extensions emerge when collaborators listen closely through their hands, ready to both initiate and receive.
Expanding from the Between Us, A Vessel Grows workshop at Richmond Art Gallery, this iteration brings all participants together to create one continuous wave. In this collective process, each person must sense their partner’s hands closely while also staying aware of the pushes and pulls rippling from collaborators beside them. Like a wave that begins as a small displacement and travels far beyond its origin, each participant’s material initiation can influence the form of the whole.