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Earth to Earth is the first solo presentation of new works by Adi Toch that explores the profundity of nature’s mark-making and the touches of time.
The show features new collections that are an extension of her Shrouded series, exhibited as part of the Cheongju Craft Biennale in Korea in 2023.
The artist slowly shapes her objects: vessels are converted from flat sheets of metal to final sumptuous forms, while mirrors are cut, engraved and polished. There is a delicacy in the generously rounded shapes that belies the intensity of the process.
Adi exacts her will on malleable but defiant metal - hammering, manipulating and negotiating with her material to conjure the precise contours of her sculptures. After the intensity of shaping, the objects are then finished with tenderness, polished and prepped before they are buried in the earth to establish deep rich painterly patinas that speak of a connection to time in nature.
23 November 2023 - 2 March 2024
Sarah Myerscough Gallery, 34, North Row, London, W1K 6DH
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Image credits: Anywn Howarth for Sarah Myerscough Gallery
