UNEARTHED: Relics of Memory

For Hillary Kane, place is of essence.  Over the years, the map coordinates of home has shifted across countries and continents and delivered a richness in languages and cultures, inspiration and challenges that permeate her creative practice. The tidal pull of the world led her ultimately to settle in Bali, Indonesia where she focuses her creativity in both clay and paint, enjoying the dynamic of two very different mediums and their possible confluence.  Wood-fire ceramics has dominated her practice and led her to numerous residencies and conferences globally, as well as to pioneer several wood-firing kilns in Bali.

Kane describes her hand-created relics as “worry-stones befit for a palm, magnified in scale to lend the proper weight to their remembered significance.  They are simple forms, curved or torn or pierced, bowl-like studies in heft and balance, ambiguous references to shapes vaguely corporeal.  They are a human archaeology.”

Opening reception: Saturday, August 27, 3-5pm

Artist talk: Sunday, August 28, 1pm