Janie Pridham

I am a ceramicist based in West Wales, fascinated by art’s extraordinary capacity to tell stories and engage with social issues. My current practice explores homelessness and people who find themselves having to live on the street.

Hand-built stoneware forms suggesting tents are decorated with patterns developed from sketches of hostile architecture, whilst stencilled layers of dark and white slip and loose mark-making add complexity to the surfaces. Sometimes hostile spikes or holes are added, or the pieces are slashed before firing.