Overview
The title of Stephen Bird’s Kiln Gods at The Scottish Gallery refers to the small sculptures made by potters to act as talismans of good luck during the firing process. Bird’s work picks up on the traditional in this way – referencing the heroes of ceramic sculpture – but with a subject matter that is uniquely his own. This exhibition consists of some of these subversive sculptural works as well as plates – the themes of which are both dark and wry, comic and tragic; full of personal and historical reference, narrative and myth.
The Scottish Gallery has organised an informal tour of Kiln Gods. Find out more here.
When
24 July – 24 August
Mon – Fri, 10am – 6pm; Sat, 10am – 4pm
Where
The Scottish Gallery
16 Dundas Street,
Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ