THE LONG VIEW
by CERAMICSPACE
June, July, August & September 2025
Current Display
For summer 2025, Clink Street Ceramics is joining forces with London ceramics collective, ceramicspace, for The Long View, a show in two parts filling the vertical volume of this ‘public room’ with contemporary ceramics by the collective’s six founding members.
From 3 June until the end of July, mid-century modern inspired pieces by Vicky Thornton will feature alongside bold gestural platters and discs by Susan Feldman and intriguing ‘brutalism meets baroque’ stoneware vases and vessels by Sophie Cohen.
August and September sees sharp shapes and rich textures in thrown vases, vessels and totems by Marie-Louise Munch, handbuilt pieces inspired by iconic architecture by Rebecca Williams, and the beauty of black clay explored in Julia Bennett’s elegant thrown double-walled vessels.
ceramicspace is a London collective of ceramicists that curates shows in architecturally interesting buildings. They work with architects, designers, developers and those involved in creating our built environment to curate events that allow contemporary ceramics and the spaces in which they are shown to shine. The results are one-off shows that respond to and reflect each highly individual space.
Recent shows have included an exhibition at brutalist masterpiece Space House in Spring 2025, a ceramics trail in the newly opened Daniel Libeskind-designed Maggie’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Free Hospital and an exhibition at the flagship Clerkenwell showroom of architectural tile and flooring specialists DOMUS (both 2024) and a show at the LUMEN community, designed by Theis + Khan Architects.
www.ceramicspace.uk
Instagram: @_ceramicspace_
Photo credit: ceramicspace
Previous Displays
RAVE CULTURE THEORY
by Clink Street Ceramics
January 2025 to Spring 2025
The latest display by Clink Street Ceramics is titled Rave Culture Theory and will run from January through to Spring 2025. The display explores the origins of rave culture in the UK and USA in the early 1990s. Rave Culture in the UK owes so much to Clink Street, the birthplace of some the the country’s first Acid House Raves in 1988.
The precursor of raves were the warehouse parties across London in the late 80s. The early 1990s saw an explosion in electronic music, and in order to obtain an amplified sense of unity, the venues needed to grow. Capitalising on a lack of police powers at the time, promoters developed complicated solutions to seek out disused secret locations in derelict buildings, and even open outdoor spaces, to create large venues as a home to the emerging music scene.
This new series of work explores this theme through a series of Stoneware vases, celebrating discarded flyers, images, and memories. Each piece is hand thrown on a traditional potters wheel by studio potter James Sims, and fired to 1,220°C. It is then glazed and fired again, before transfers are added, and fired for a third time.
Discovered through archival research, a series of ceramic transfers are used to share experiences, examining the imagery of the early days of rave culture both in the UK and USA.
Instagram: @clink _ street _ ceramics
Photo Credit: David Wilman Photography
TIERRA Y TEXTIL
by Victoria Loyola
4th November 2024 to 28th January 2025
Victoria Loyola’s work is a joyful blend of ceramics and textile weaving, bringing the rich culture of Latin America into each piece. Inspired by the vibrant colors and natural beauty of Costa Rica, her creations have a playful energy, with dynamic forms and bright hues that evoke warmth and connection. Her work ranges from functional lamps to decorative homeware, all crafted to celebrate tradition while embracing modern design. With an imaginative approach, Victoria infuses her pieces with character and a sense of story, inviting viewers to experience art that is as lively and welcoming as it is culturally rich.
Instagram: @victorialoyolaceramics
Photo Credits: Displays: David Wilman Photography
Product: Victoria Loyola
We aim to host a revolving programme of displays by guest ceramic artists throughout the year. Our display space is seen by thousands of people every day walking along the Thames Path. If you are a ceramic artist and are interested in exhibiting your work at our display space please get in touch with us. It is entirely free and we welcome enquiries from artists working across all styles and mediums.
Guest Displays
Our display space on Clink Street is one of London’s only public art displays dedicated to the exhibition of pottery and ceramics. We show our own work as well as displays by guest artists. We host a number of guest displays each year, that tell many stories of craft and making. A vertical volume which may be conceived as a public room, it is a welcoming and inclusive space that has been designed with collaboration in mind.