“Ferment” is about the literal and metaphorical possibilities fermentation offers. Photo: Canberra Potters.
Join Isabelle Mackay-Sim and Teffany Thiedeman for the opening of their exhibition “Ferment”.
The event will be opened by Dr Deborah Hill, Manager, International and Domestic Engagement, National Museum of Australia and will feature live jazz from the Dylan Slater Duo, as well as fermented food tasting plates made from locally sourced ingredients, offered by the Southern Harvest Association.
The ceramic work being created for the exhibition addresses the theme of fermentation on levels both literal and metaphorical. As well as offering ceramic vessels for creating fermented foods, the artists present “Ferment” as an idea of fundamental change.
The concept of fermentation has wide-reaching importance for our times. In a climate of environmental emergency, where wastage seems criminal, fermentation helps us to eke nourishment out of scraps, and preserve food for later.
Microbial organisms ferment in our guts to affect both physical and mental health. Ideas ferment in the mind and within communities, giving rise to political upheaval and social change.
Finally, after the personal, introspective fermentation of lockdown, many people are emerging fundamentally changed.
Exhibition runs 10am-4pm Tues-Sat, and 11am-3pm Sun. From 8 July to 1 August 2021.
The details
When: Thursday 8 July, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Canberra Potters, 1 Aspinall St, Watson, ACT 2602
Cost: Free, register online.
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