After the last word or final fight, the objects left behind become silent spectators. These two collections of ceramic sculptures reflect the end of a friendship undone by addiction. A painting of a pomegranate stood witness to her impairment, while Jägermeister remained the catalyst. Together, these reconstructed objects codify both an increasing tension and the disorganized reality of alcoholism.
After grieving the death of my father, every trivial loss that followed carried an intensity that mimicked my first encounter with grief. Through the use of multiples, the incessant and re-assertive characteristics of grief reveal themselves. Each pomegranate seed, bottle, and tile is hand built in stoneware, their forms acting as physical imprints of remembrance and a final farewell.
Nora Meadows is a ceramist and sculpture artist working out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Inspired by archive and memory, this is exemplified through her translation of these themes unto objects. Often guided by nostalgia and her relationships with others, Meadows sifts and transforms the dynamics into a visual representation. Much of her work addresses grief and loss, incited by the loss of her father as well as from volunteering for the national non-profit, Camp Kesem.
