'Here//There' by Michelle Merrifield

Next date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026 | 11:00 AM to 04:00 PM

An exhibition of sculptural figures that explores the subtle connections between inner landscapes and the natural world, offering a meditation on change, resilience, and the search for belonging.

This is an exhibition of figurative ceramic sculptures that invites viewers to reflect on the fluidity of existence, exploring the physical and emotional distances we carry and the unseen forces that shape our realities. Through a lyrical exploration of migration, memory, and longing, the work draws from personal experience, navigating the space between two worlds.

Oceans, fish, shifting landscapes and figurative forms, serve as metaphors for transformation and impermanence, tracing the passage between "here" and "there." Fish embody memory and emotion, shaped by currents of hope and loss, while the work drifts between dreams and reality—whimsical and mystical moments of pause. 

Figurative forms in clay, adorned with glazes, slips, and oxides, range in scale and detail, each telling a story through surface and shape. Complementing these are digital collages that layer hand-drawn and photographic imagery, combining elements of water, flora, and sea life—meditations on introspection and the natural world. Together, these works trace a poetic journey—harvesting memory, honouring change, and revealing the subtle connections between nature and the self, between movement, pause, and the ever-changing state of being.

Image credit: Michelle Merrifield, Transpose 2024-2025, ceramic sculptures (3)

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G3 Gallery

Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd, Parkdale, 3195, View Map

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