Australia’s cities are vibrant and modern, and the country’s overwhelmingly urban population is diverse and hip. Yet this antipodal island’s geographic remoteness feels almost palpable – hence its nickname, The Land Down Under. Its vast, largely uninhabited interior feels omnipresent, host to a unique ecosystem that has forged a distinctive Australian spirit highly attuned to the natural environment and the inherent threats posed by climate change. These sensibilities were evident in the work of the four ceramicists whose exhibitions I had the pleasure of viewing during my brief stay in Melbourne.
Spotlight Australia: Merging Tradition, Community, and Activism in Ceramic Art
- Written by Lilianne Milgrom