Conjuring Poiesis
5th – 14th September 2019
Albert Street Gallery

Katherine Bowman uses existing text as the starting point from which to imagine an alternate approach to jewellery as a rich cultural artefact. Bowman investigates the The Feminine and the Sacred by authors Catherine Clément and Julia Kristeva. This rich discussion that centres on cultural and human experience, and gendered identity, is seen by Bowman as a conduit for the lived emotional experience of the jewellery artefact.

A small, black, wooden cabinet with three legs standing on a white background.

A small, uneven black ceramic stool with three legs and a textured rectangular top, isolated on white background.

Ceramic art pieces including a square-shaped planter with a green interior and a separate flat, patterned square base, both with a dark, textured glaze, against a white background.

Handmade black ceramic nightstand with four short legs.

A tall, rectangular, dark gray stone sculpture on four small rounded legs, with a rounded top, set against a plain white background.

A small, abstract sculpture made of dark metal, resembling a chair or geometric shape, set against a white background.

Small, black, textured ceramic table with three legs, against a plain white background.

A small black ceramic sculpture resembling a trash can with three legs and a separate flat piece on the side.

An abstract, black, blocky sculpture with four legs and a rectangular opening at the top, placed on a white background, with a separate flat piece nearby.