'Hostile cups: Obstruct'

• Reference:GB 1694 NMC/1968E
• Dates of Creation:2019
• Name of Creator:
  Gray, Arvinda
• Physical Description:
  1 item

• Scope and Content

  'Obstruct': 1 of a set of 5 ceramic pots, wheel thrown with hand-built adjustments.
  Artist statement: "Hostile architecture is a phenomenon with rase rise significantly throughout urban design this century. A widely recognised example of this type of design is the 'uncomfortable bench'. Interventions of this kind are now familiar, and can even be a cause of comfort to privileged audiences, but it is important to consider their sociological effects. We have replaced human interaction, nuance and empathy with hard, physical and non-negotiable solutions. Identifying five core aspects of hostile urban design - limit, control, obstruct, impede and deter - I have developed a series of ceramic cups which each embody one of these qualities."
  Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pe53s2N6laNXHxxQ-RrjA5cjvuFNeUPC/view

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Arvinda Gray studied Communication Design at The Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 2019. In 2019 she won the Avril V Gibb Memorial Prize, for the purchase of work from a final year undergraduate Communication Design student.

• Acquisition Information

  Purchased from the artist in June 2019, Avril V Gibb Memorial Prize purchase. Accession number JAC/299.

• Note

  Arvinda Gray studied Communication Design at The Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 2019. In 2019 she won the Avril V Gibb Memorial Prize, for the purchase of work from a final year undergraduate Communication Design student.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Stoneware clay. Cylindrical vessel, with cylindrical column in centre approx 18mm diameter, protruding approx 3mm above rim of vessel
  Dimensions: 70 x 67 x 67 mm

• Additional Information

  Published

• Subjects

  Ceramics

  Design (arts)