IONIC BONDS

Maggie Boyd // Steven Brekelmans // Tom Burrows // Babak Golkar // Glenn Lewis // Eunice Luk // Paul Mathieu // Eric Metcalfe // Gailan Ngan // Wayne Ngan

Central Gallery
July 13 to September 21, 2019

Curated Charo Neville

The atoms in ceramic materials are held together by chemical bonds. An ionic bond occurs between materials with different electronegativity—metal and non-metal. The metal atom transfers electrons to the non-metal atom, becoming positively charged, whereas the non-metal becomes negatively charged. The two ions, having opposite charges, attract each other with a strong electrostatic force. The artists in this exhibition are bonded by their distinctive approaches to ceramics. Through diverse ways of working with clay, the artists respond to the deep historical roots of ceramics, the medium’s connection to the land and its ability to transform through human contact.