Local Landscape

If you are intrigued by ceramics, you don't have to wait until Forever for an engaging exhibit.

Cary Esser's Lay of the Land at the Sherry Leedy Gallery (here in town) is another exploration of permanence and change.

In this exhibit Esser, Ceramics Chair at the Kansas City Art Institute, explores the relationship of clay to human history and shelter.

She has created these tiles by pushing clay into molds; the glazes are beautiful, though I haven't really captured them here. The groupings suggest topography and landscape (and cityscape, too, I think.) While numbered to ease recreation of the installation, I am intrigued by the thought that they could be manipulated by the viewer. It seems an interesting manifestation of the artist's intent and the viewer's perception. Also, it's always fun to build with blocks.

You can see Cary Esser's Lay of the Land at the Sherry Leedy Gallery of Contemporary Art through October 30th.