"Together, Becoming: Sarah Graeme" a pottery show opening June 3

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Friday, June 3rd, 2022
6:01 PM to 7:30 PM

Together, Becoming combines ceramic forms with cultivated plant fibers using weaving and basketry techniques. This series builds on an ongoing body of work that explores the inherent story of materials: who they are, where they come from, and what responsibilities lie in using them. The plant materials used are non-native and are cultivated, grown, and gathered on T'Sou-ke, Pacheedaht , and W̱SÁNEĆ territories by the artist or those in close relationship. The tension held in the vessels between their rigid and malleable forms mirrors the tension navigated in creating work with these different materials and the considerations of their environmental cost. Graeme imagines her role to be a facilitator in a conversation between the materials. Through this work, Graeme reckons with how to continue creating while being responsible with material consumption. In this way, the vessels serve as containers for reflecting on what is in process, the unfolding dialogue between the artist and materials. This Body of work was supported in part by the Canada Council for the Arts Grants.