Finn Ferrier & Bridget Day - Allusion

Statement - Finn Farrier

These rope vessels were originally constructed with the idea that they could be made at sea by a sailor, passing time by creating decorative objects for their surrounding. These vessels are the logical progression from the practice of decorative knots.

More recently I have been thinking about my rope works like ceramics. Instead of working with the materiality of clay to express form, I work with rope and the inherent properties of this material. I do not use any chemical bonds. Friction, tension and gravity determine the shapes, along with personal experience and tacit understanding.

These vessels are made in one direction with one piece of rope, with exception to handles, which are applied afterwards.

The conception of this rope-work series originally came about as an exploration of the 'critique of preciousness' a central theme in contemporary jewellery where it is the concept and making that determines the value of the object over a material value.
These vessels are intended to reflect a simple and elegant use of rope and rhythmic forms that allude to the processes of making and cyclical time.

Statement - Bridgit Day

The hands-on, physical connection with the material, with the making is important to Day. It is a sensory experience that she finds very grounding, calming and restorative.

A connection back to the earth, to nature, this has always been important to Day, connecting with nature, time spent in nature. And to truly appreciate nature we must slow down, both physically and mentally.

Day intends her sculptural works to captivate people’s attention, to hold them, only if for a few moments, to engender curiosity and intrigue.

Most of Day’s working life has been as a landscape architect with her most dominant purpose being to connect people with nature, to encourage people to ‘be’ in nature. The slowing, the pausing, the relationship with nature is what I believe is so important to our well being and a better way of being.

Finn Ferrier

Living in Auckland New Zealand, Ferrier has been exhibiting as an artist since 2002. His practice is focused on the object, storytelling, materiality, and place. Ferrier's Wharfware series began in 2009 as an exercise in exploring the materiality of rope.

Bridgit Day

My ceramic works are an exploration of contemplative sculptural form. The work aims to build a relationship with the viewer, telling a story or creating a space for contemplation.

The more I make the more I learn, about my work, my practice and myself. Each piece is informed from the previous piece. The work grows, develops and changes from the work before.

The final result is important but equally is the process, the time spent making. My hope is that the finished work establishes a rapport with the viewer. I’d like the work to hold you, just for a moment, long enough that you stop and pause. My work is about connections, whether it is a connection with ourselves, with the object, with nature or between the artist and the viewer.