Colin Chudyk

Textile moulds are unpredictable. You can choose the most rugged fabrics, use computer programmes to engineer the most stable shapes, but once you pour in the slip, its liquid weight will always find ways to break the mould or expand it in unexpected directions. This autonomous aspect of the process strongly appeals to architect Colin Chudyk, who recognises the immense tension between a desire to control things through rational calculation, and the opposing tendency to escape from domination. Look at those seams, the imprint of the fabric: the work carries the marks of its outer limits. Glazes emphasise moments of hesitation. Cuts in the volume reveal the use of straps and ties to hold the mould together or force it in a particular configuration. Chudyk is tightening his grip on fabric and form, trying to contain the clay – or constantly challenging it to defy all efforts of constraint.