Ceramicist, Adam Buick is exhibiting at Corinium Museum with a response to ancient pottery from the new prehistory galleries. Sitting alongside his own work, Adam explores the mark making and processes of the ancient artisan. With a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from Lampeter University and years of connecting with the earth and experimenting with clay, glazes and inclusions, Adam is well placed to bring a contemporary connection to past societies.

Adam’s work uses a single pure jar form as a canvas to map his observations from an ongoing study of his surroundings. He incorporates stone and locally dug clay into his work to create a narrative, one that conveys a unique sense of place. The unpredictable nature of each jar comes from the inclusions and their metamorphosis during firing. This individuality and tension between materials speaks of the human condition and how the landscape shapes us as individuals. Landscapes have inspired artists for generations but for Adam, a landscape has to be felt. To depict it is always going to fall short. He was inspired by archaeological theories that the Menhirs of prehistory are a veneration of the landscapes that surrounds them. With his site-specific work he is venerating the landscape.

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