Whispering Vessels

Sound connects inside and outside, materiality and immateriality. Whispering Vessels explore the relationship between space, form, movement and sound. These double-layered vessels filled with loose but trapped gemstones sit on the border between domestic vessels and percussion instruments. The sound emanating from them in movement emphasises the hollowness of the vessel. The gemstones climb up and around its interior walls and draw an interpretation of the vessel’s internal space. The first object from this series was made during a short residency in Turnov, a small town in the bohemian paradise region of Czech republic. It is homed at the Turnov Museum.

 

The sound captured in this video was created with the five vessels filmed.

Video: Ben Pollard Big Hair Films

Encircling Vessel, Britannia silver, hand scribed surface, contains 1,000 1mm steel balls. Loewe Craft Prize finalist piece, 2017.

Slanted Red Sand Vessel, 2017
Red Sand Bowls, Britannia silver and red sand

Photo: Sussie Ahlburg

Whispering Vessels, 2015, Rose gold plated gilding metal and freshwater pearls

Photo: Odi Caspi

Blushed Whispering Vessel, 2022

Photo: Sylvain Deleu

Vivid Whispering Vessel, 2019, private collection. Contains loose moonstones

Photo: Nicola Tree

Pebble Bowl, silver and loose sand

Photo: Simon Armitt

Spice Holder, gold plated silver and clove. The Jewish Museum New York

Photo: Sussie Ahlburg