• An Act Of Faith – a New Ceramics Exhibition at Spier

    When you hear the word ‘ceramics’, you probably don’t think of magic. But working with this unpredictable medium is equal parts sorcery, artistry and, ultimately, acts of faith. A ceramicist can never be sure that what comes out of the kiln will resemble what they put in. As Christian Buchner – who will be featured in An Act of Faith, a new exhibition at Spier Wine Farm, running from June to October and curated by the Spier Arts Trust – […]

  • The Persistence of Memory – ceramics exhibition at Spier Wine Farm

    A new edition of an annual ceramics exhibition, which opens at Spier on 3 June 2024, is an exploration of time, texture and memory – both the personal and the collective. Many will be familiar with the artwork by surrealist painter Salvador Dali from 1931, which features melting, warped clocks draped across an open expanse of land. The new ceramics exhibition shares its title with this piece, ‘The Persistence of Memory’ (La persistència de la memòria), and contrasts hardness and […]