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Join gallerist Sarah Myerscough as she leads a talk between artists Max Bainbridge and Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer. Together they will explore what it takes to scale up and take risks in the making of contemporary sculpture. The conversation will discuss the relationship between materiality and ideas in both artists’ work and will examine the importance of the role of the gallerist in working with artists to expand and develop their creative practice.

As part of the wider London Craft Week Programme, this talk is one of several events to coincide with the exhibition Material Beings in which Bainbridge and Kuzemczak-Sayer’s work is exhibited. On show from 9-14th May at Cromwell Place, Material Beings platforms eight ambitious artists and makers pushing the conceptual nature of craft practice through a radical rethinking of materiality.

The talk will last for 1 hour followed by a 15-minute audience Q & A.

About Max Bainbridge:
Max Bainbridge is a UK based artist whose sculptural works carved from wood, reflect a need to create a tangible and grounded presence though the physicality of the sculpted object in space. Working with trees in their entirety Bainbridge seeks out wood that has fallen where it once grew, forming direct and intimate connections to land and place.

About Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer:
Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer’s practice explores a longstanding interest in systems of communication and the challenge of apprehending the intangible. Her sculptural pieces grow through an intuitive manipulation of materials that are repeatedly deconstructed and re-formed into new volumes, typically resembling soft book or scroll-like forms.

About Sarah Myerscough:
Sarah Myerscough is managing director of Sarah Myerscough Gallery, one of the UK’s leading galleries for craft, art and design. Established in 1998, Sarah Myerscough Gallery represents a distinguished group of contemporary craft and design artists, specialising in material-led processes with a focus on wood and natural materials.

This is a seated event, so please book your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. All proceeds go towards covering the cost of the event.