Christina Peel

Transitions

10 March - 30 April 2022

Christina Peel’s work is a quest into the geometric forms, volume and structure of the material she is working with – into their interplay and relationships. She works with clay, and creates complex wall pieces which relate either to a specific framed size or to a site-specific project. The exhibition titled Transitions features a new series of three-dimensional wall pieces in porcelain. These works are experienced as rhythmic abstract compositions where the details, being variations on a common element, make up a whole. Here the interplay between form and color can be experienced as something constant or in a state of flux, and very small movements by the viewer can modify the perception of the work.

 In these four pieces the clay has been colored, and in one of them also glazed.  The choice of colors involving different pigments is an essential part of the process. The way light is absorbed by the texture of the coloured matt surface of the porcelain differs from the way it is absorbed by the glazed surfaces – an element of mutability that affects the visual experience of the whole work.

Christina Peel, born in 1977 in Lørenskog, Norway, graduated with a Masters degree in 2004 from the Department of Ceramics at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Her work is an exploration in materiality and geometry. The use of light, shadow and reflection, the interplay of form and surface, and the inherent aesthetic and textural qualities of the material, are all important aspects of her work. International projects include artist-in-residence engagements in Japan, China and Mali, with subsequent museum exhibitions. She has participated in major biennials in Belgium and China, and group exhibitions in Milan, Munich and Helsinki and on Bornholm. Collections include: KODE Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen, Norway, and FuLe International Ceramic Art museums, Xian, China. In Norway, she has had solo exhibitions at Ram gallery in Oslo and Kraft in Bergen, and several group exhibitions, including Kunstnerforbundet, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Galleri Format and Hå gamle Prestegård.