Current Exhibition

RAW & REFINED

5th - 21st November

Private View 4th November, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Online 4th November from 7:30pm at maudandmabel.com

Featuring works by

Akiko Hirai

Eihi Go

Simone Krug-Springsguth

Kazunori Ohnaka

Louis Vincent

'Raw & Refined' brings together contemporary makers exploring the relationship between rawness and refinement. The exhibition shares new collections by Akiko Hirai and Kazunori Ohanka, alongside welcoming Eihi Go, Louis Vincent, and Simone Krug-Springsguth, to Maud & Mabel.

At the centre of 'Raw & Refined' is a shared, core faith in material. The display considers how the chosen artists allow the natural autonomy of clay and wood to prevail beyond making, without compromising structural integrity. The exhibition is a contemporary meditation on how materials, whether shaped to suggest impermanence or carrying it within them, can embody balance, resilience, and grace.

“Imagination and fantasy always reinforce the imperfection and achieve perfection with its own originality. Therefore, the completion of my work is done by the viewers. My work is a creation on its own.” – Akiko Hirai

While allowing the material to take its own course during firing and glazing, the maker's hand remains evident in form, with every mark being the result of a thoughtful process, sometimes imposed, sometimes revealed. Raw & Refined is a contemporary meditation on how materials, whether shaped to suggest impermanence or carrying it within them, can embody balance, resilience, and grace.

The collection invites you to discover the subtle tensions and harmonies that emerge when the raw and the refined meet and encourages you to find the beauty that lies in resistance, decay, and preservation.

Works will be available to view online from 7.30pm on the 4th at maudandmabel.com, and the exhibition will be on display in the gallery from November 5 until November 21.

“What I express through my ceramics is nostalgia rather than a vision of the future. Living in a fast-paced modern society that rapidly advances while taking a toll on the earth, I hope my vessels and forms serve as an invitation for people to pause.” – Eihi Go

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