'"They might have their origins in a North Australian storm, but the strangely atmospheric photographs of volcanic rock formations that are at the core of Christina Mackie's The Judges III, belong very much to their new home in Nottingham. "What's going on in this work is kind of situated in Australia, with the sand, the rock, the glazes and imagery," she explains, "but it's not really about Australia in any way. It's very closely connected to this location, the Castle Museum on its sandstone cliff, with the cave networks underneath, its collections of studio ceramics and roof tiles, even the way the piece sits in the Long Gallery space here." ' - an
A few members of illuminate also went along to meet Christina Mackie at her exhibition. More information on what was talked about will be uploaded soon!
