BOB BICKNELL-KNIGHT

Terra to Form
Curated by Kati Saarits, Kirke Kangro, Christiana Fissore and Enzo Fornaro
Bob Bicknell-Knight, Cristopher Siniväli, Denis Kudrjašov, Elo Vahtrik, Fausta Noreikaitė, Hannah Segerkrantz, Ingrid Allik, Iohan Figueroa, Juulia Aleksandra Mikson, Juss Heinsalu, Kaja Altvee, Katariin Mudist, Kati Saarits, Kristel Saan-Soom, Laura Põld, Maria Elise Remme, Mariam Mestvirishvili, Nele Kurvits, Odie Chow, Tea Lemberpuu and Teresa RA
7th June – 31st July 2025
Mondovì Museum of Ceramics, Mondovì, Italy

Rooted in the dual meaning of terra, as both raw earth and land, the exhibition explores the often unspoken practices of care that connect bodies to ground, material to maker. Ceramics, as a material, is both fragile and resilient, with endless possibilities for expression through its capacity for transformation. The act of holding, whether through the shaping of clay or the holding of a finished object, becomes a metaphor for the bonds that form between creator, material and viewer.

In the exhibition, the formula is not fixed. Clay – as earth – is held, transformed, and returned in forms that tenderly speak of their resilience. It is a series of negotiations between the intention and the intuitive, between control and surrender. An exploration of what it means to hold something physically, emotionally, and metaphorically. Each piece reflects a different “formula” of holding: of grasping, protecting, containing, and sometimes letting go.

Bob Bicknell-Knight exhibited Organ (2024), Unit (2024) and Anchor (2024).