I went to Kathmandu as part of the British Council’s Crafting Futures Arts Residency in partnership with Gallery Mcube and Triangle Network from February-April 2020.
My primary plan was to collaborate with community members and artists, artisans and craftspeople from Thimi – the pottery capital of Nepal – to produce two-and-three dimensional as well as performative work. However due to the situation with COVID-19 and the lock down measures enforced in Nepal during my time there, I had to switch to a more reflective studio-based practice where I began collating the knowledge that I gathered while interacting with the community to create a body of work from my studio space at Mcube.
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Terracotta incense burning bowl, made in collaboration with Potters from Thimi