Kate Hill operates an expanded ceramic practice to consider the central matter of this practice—clay soil—in relation to its entanglements with cultural and material politics. She works with clay both inside and outside the studio, through sculptural processes involving raw and low-fired clay together with found and repurposed materials, as well as through situated, socially engaged practices in clay soil environments. Situated projects often incorporate collective practices of gardening and walking, together with the audiovisual mediums of sound and video. Through her expanded ceramics practice, Hill maintains an interest in modes of working which are cyclical, porous, and collective.
Website: kateehill.com
Instagram: @_katehill_
Isadora Vaughan’s current work engages with the concept of novel ecosystems—drawn from the fields of environmental conservation and restoration—as a framework for examining the systems of value that shape our experiences and interactions with the material world. Central to this inquiry is her studio-based sculptural practice, which serves as a point of convergence for exploring material encounters within the local environment, a landscape situated between remnant waterways, heavy industry, and suburban development.
In this context, materials function not merely as passive substances but as carriers of complex political and cultural values. Their presence reveals the limitations of conventional approaches that treat both living and non-living matter as static or predetermined. By considering novel ecosystems as dynamic material assemblages, her work investigates how such entanglements can be spatially articulated through sculpture, offering a means to critically engage with the changing ecologies of the contemporary landscape.
Instagram: @isadora.vaughan