Lydia Hardwick: And Also, But Nearly

Layering, surface-pattern and edges, her objects are reminiscent of aerial landscape photography in that they convey a physical sense of something seen or experienced from above. Geoformed from her unpredictable casting processes Hardwick’s art mixes dissonant elements such as porcelain, plaster, and paint. Made primarily from clay, these constructed reliefs allude to cartoonish and geometric shapes that stay just outside of representational forms.