I was at Rathfarnham Castle a few weeks ago to see the ceramic exhbition, which was being held in the former old kitchens area of this historic house.
Curated by Mark St John Ellis for
nag gallery offsite exhibitons. the work is from the State Collection
and beautifully placed in the new exhibition areas of the former kitchens.
Each piece had it's own well-lit space from which to examine it in all its glory.
Some pieces were placed in the individual storage areas. Though obviously one could not walk around these works, they seemed to belong where they were placed. The ceramic pieces inhabited their individual cubby holes - they were not simply "shelved".
The apparent roughness of specific pieces worked well in the raw environment of this part of the castle, The ceramics both evoke and echo the nature of a kitchen as a place of warmth, nourishment and activity.
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