hold me closer, this time

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Olivia Asher, hold me closer, this time, 2023 380 x 220 mm Red raku clay, glaze ~ stoneware These works reference the hue (gourd), a hollowed out vegetable used as a tool (vessel - ipu) to carry water by Māori. Though I reference the hue a lot in the making of these works, the reference of the body and femininity in uku came about as well – especially in the curvature of the ipu. They became living things, holders of water and life, rather than just an object. Show more