Gallery Libby Sellers

Drawn From Clay — Noordoostpolder

5th March — 3rd April
Wednesday — Saturday 11am — 6pm or by appointment

29 Thurloe Place
London SW7 2HQ

photo: Paul Scala

Gallery Libby Sellers presents Drawn from Clay &mdash Noordoostpolder an exhibition of organic origins from the Dutch design studio Atelier NL.

Nadine Sterk and Lonny van Rijswijck, who together make up Atelier NL, spent months exploring the fields and researching the agricultural particularities of the Noordoostpolder region of central Netherlands. The resulting exhibition is a rigorous yet truly beautiful presentation of their findings.

Drawn From Clay emphasizes Atelier NL’s sensitive and research–led approach to design. By presenting the constituent parts of their studies — geological samples, photographs and field analysis — alongside their hand–thrown clay vessels made from the various soil deposits collected, Sterk and van Rijswijck address important issues of place, identity and worth.

Initiated by Jurgen Bey and Rianne Makkink, the Noordoostpolder research project saw a handful of young designers studying the creation and development of the polder, or area. The locale was integral to the Dutch land reclamation acts of the mid twentieth century, carried out in order to improve flood protection and create additional land for agriculture. Consequently the Noordoostpolder is rich with both history and geological disparity.

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