17/06/2026
Beneath the Skin by Aneta Regel, opening 27 June, 2026.
“The natural world is filled with exquisite geometries alongside irregular forms that grow and erode in unpredictable ways. Unrefined and raw, these vessels are built from clay, rocks, and pigment, conjuring poetry in the misshapen. They loosely reference nature, the human body and the man-made, at times resembling contorted branches or fragments of limbs.
My process pairs innovative practices with pottery’s centuries-old traditions. Parts from other pieces, which have already been fired and glazed, are incorporated, as are rocks and other unprocessed ceramic materials.
Often, materials change and ooze from beneath the skin of outer layers. My own memories are also incorporated- allusions to the post-glacial landscapes of my native Poland. To work with clay and stone is to enter into dialogue with nature: direct, material, spontaneous. An almost primitive response to the matter is fundamental in this process. I control most of the process, but what excites me most is the uncontrollable- something that emerges from within the form and the material. A secret.” - Aneta Regel on Beneath the Skin
Opening 27 June, 2026
The Schoolhouse
18 Balderton Street
Mayfair
W1K 6TG
London
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Ph. Courtesy of the artist, Matthew Booth & Sylvain Deleu