Gardiner Museum for Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario
The Exhibition White on White was mounted at the
Gardiner Museum for Ceramic Art September 1997 through February
1998. Twenty ceramic artists from across Canada were asked to consider
the theme white on white. Drawing on their varied interests and
areas of ceramic exploration, the artists added a contemporary dimension
to European and Far Eastern ceramic history. Responding to nature
and our northern environment, the significance of memory and the
layering of meaning, containment of space and the phsyical properties
of clay were some of the compelling topics in the exhibition.
Philip Beesley designed and installed the exhibit lighting in collaboration
with Paul Mathiesen and Kai Chan, exhibit designer. Lighting concentrated
on amplifying subtle phenomena within the works. Translucency, shadow
plays and subtle colorations were given particular focus. Extremely
narrow beams of light were used, allowing jewel-like concentrations
of illumination within the gallery.
