UNRAVEL
Jan 24
Feb 02 2025
exhibition in-person
See Details
Free
80 Dufflaw Road, Toronto
Jan 24Fri 9:00am 5:00pm
Jan 25Sat 9:00am 4:00pm
Jan 26Sun 11:00am 4:00pm
Jan 27Mon 9:00am 5:00pm
Jan 28Tue 9:00am 5:00pm
Jan 29Wed 9:00am 5:00pm
Jan 30Thu 9:00am 6:00pm
Jan 31Fri 9:00am 5:00pm
Feb 01Sat 9:00am 4:00pm
Feb 02Sun 11:00am 4:00pm

This collection of ceramic sculptures by Colleen Dwyer Meloche explores the idea of unravelling. Ceramic vessels contain histories and serve rituals which bring meaning to our collective experiences. These works investigate the interplay of nature and culture as they unfold notions of balance and belonging. Made with paper clay, this collection of vessels blurs the line between place and purpose, seen and unseen. Paper clay subverts the meaning of “thin places” as points of weakness to prove a place of mysterious possibility.

Each sculpture is constructed with loose strips of clay around crumpled newspaper. The precarious and intuitive handwork creates tension that both invites and forbids the viewer entry into what it is and how it is used—the ribbon-like strips of clay reference delicate systems, material versatility and elements of collage.

Participants

Colleen Dwyer Meloche

Accessibility

Who should visitors contact with questions regarding accessibility?
Ashka Rao
ceramic sculpture with ribbon-like strips of clay entangled together
Hiding - ceramic sculpture by Colleen Dwyer Meloche
slate blue ceramic sculpture made with ribbon-like strips of textured clay
Other Than Me - ceramic sculpture by Colleen Dwyer Meloche
slate blue ceramic sculpture made with ribbon-like strips of textured clay
Other Than Me - ceramic sculpture by Colleen Dwyer Meloche
dark teal ceramic sculpture made with ribbon-like strips of textured clay
Complaint - ceramic sculpture by Colleen Dwyer Meloche
dark purple ceramic sculpture of dot textured clay strips mounted on an open wood frame
Collapse - ceramic sculpture by Colleen Dwyer Meloche
pale green entanglement of ceramic strips mounted in an open wood frame
Untangle - ceramic sculpture by Colleen Dwyer Melcohe