Opening Reception | this pot is made of earth and when it breaks, my father laughs

this pot is made of earth and when it breaks, my father laughs | press release | events

Join us for wine, beer, and conversation at the opening reception of this pot is made of earth and when it breaks, my father laughs, an exhibition by Grace Sachi Troxell.

In this pot is made of earth and when it breaks, my father laughs, Troxell uses the language of clay to explore relationships between human and vegetable, vessel and rupture, family and stranger, and how they are experienced in the body. Her sculptures combine ceramic casts of vegetables with familial parts: her mother’s breast and abdomen come together with the reproductive fruit of a vine; her partner’s metal-reinforced shoulder shares strength with the resilient outer skin of winter squash. The resulting entities are not merely influenced by family, food, and earth, but entirely composed of them.