Objects of Contemplation

Objects of Contemplation was founded in 2007, by Lustre co-curator Kate Stoddart, exhibiting new ceramic work by Kyra Cane, Sue Disley and Angela Verdon. In 2008 artists Deborah Fladgate and Clare Henshaw, were showing their glass pieces.

Objects of Contemplation 2009, curated by Lesley Beale Crafts Co-ordinator for Lakeside, presents a different aspect of craft, one that is conceptual rather than functional. This year’s choice is the medium of paper. Paper has such a fragility, but also amazing strength. It is diverse, malleable and an abundant material that is readily available to all.

MAGIE HOLLINGWORTH

Magie Hollingworth recycles paper waste by pulping disregarded material and producing a range of contemporary vessels and sculptural forms for interior spaces, inspired by primitive artefacts, archaeology and nature. Recent developments with paper manipulation have seen the emergence of a body of work that strips common everyday tools of their function to begin new lives in frames and as installations.

www.magiehollingworth.co.uk

LEAH MILES

Leah Miles lives and works in Cornwall and is inspired through her experiences with her surroundings and with the material (paper) - it’s associations with practical uses and text, as well as its ability to be altered through the process of making. Her fascination with the overlooked qualities of the discarded has inspired her to comb both beaches and wastepaper bins for ideas and materials to be transformed into her latest collection. The results are reminiscent of wood grain, contour lines or perhaps rock strata - making it distant from paper’s usual recognisable form and associations.

www.leahmiles.co.uk