Utilitarian
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
31 March - 18 May 2019
 'U t i l i t a r i a n'entrance to exhibition |  T a b l e s c a p e |  T a b l e s c a p eFrom above |  T a b l e s c a p edetail of sweets/top of espresso cup tower with bowl |  L u n c h C i t y |  L u n c h C i t yside view |
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 L u n c h C i t y |  L u n c h C i t y |  B r e a k f a s t S k y l i n e |  B r e a k f a s t S k y l i n e |  B r e a k f a s t S k y l i n e |  B r e a k f a s t S k y l i n edetail |
 B r e a k f a s t S k y l i n eDetail of Espresso Cup Tower with bowl and spoon |  B r e a k f a s t S k y l i n eon the table |  C o f f e e C i t y C a b i n e tEspresso Cup Towers |  C o f f e e C i t y C a b i n e ttop Left. 2 Espresso Cup Towers with Spoons. Showing jug, sugar bowl espresso cups & spoons |  C o f f e e C i t y C a b i n e ttwo Espresso cup Towers |  C o f f e e C i t y C a b i n e t |
 C o f f e e C i t y C a b i n e t |  C o f f e e C i t y C a b i n e t |  C o f f e e C i t yMixed group from Coffee city |  C o f f e e C i t yLight and Lime green Espresso Cup Towers |  S l o w F o o d T o w e r s |  S l o w F o o d T o w e r sand a couple espresso cup towers on the bottom left |
 S l o w F o o d T o w e r s |  S l o w F o o d T o w e r sSlow food and Espresso cup towers. |
'This collection of work shown at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre from 31 March - 18 May 2018 is an evolution of sculptural forms created from the series ‘Kitchen Storeys’. This work continue to explore modern and brutalist construction, questioning the relationship between food and architecture, in a synthesis of form and function.
The purpose and structure of each stacked tower makes a visual and metaphorical reference to the stark architectural buildings that inspire. A parallel is drawn between the crafting of ceramic and concrete materials, the domestic and the monumental, and as the stacks are dismantled, the revealing of particular foods gives further specific evidence of the relationship between form and function.
The utopian ideology that underpins many of these architectural forms is reflected in the rituals that surround the sharing of food, intimate meals, dinner parties and celebratory events, where opportunities are created for storytelling, discussion and debate, enriching the spaces we live and work in.'