Pinch (2023.10)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Francisca Onumah
Title
Pinch
Date
2009
Materials and techniques
Oxidised copper plated gilding metal
Dimensions
height: 27.5cm
width: 6.5cm
depth: 7cm
Object number
2023.10
Category
Alt Category
New Positions for the Crafts Council Collection
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Credit
Acquired with Art Fund support, donations by Preston Fitzgerald and Cedric Smith, and Nicholas and Judith Goodison’s Charitable Settlement
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Francisca Onumah, Pinch, 2009. © Francisca Onuma. Crafts Council Collection: 2023.10. Photo: Jon Stokes.
Maker's statement
Drawn to finding character and a human like semblance in inanimate objects, Francisca Onumah’s practice explores this concept through the many layers of her making process. She does this by employing imperfections and creating obscure forms within her chosen material to reflect the vulnerabilities of the body.
A dominant figure in a family of ambiguous objects, the ‘Pinch’ vessel is characterised by its tenebrous anthropomorphic form. The emotive and expressive nature of this piece is emphasised by exaggerated figurative features and a sombre blackened finish.
The surface of the vessel is covered with an amalgamation of marks created by repetitious hammered marks and imprinted textile impressions. Each mark is repeated with layered imprints to create a rich tactile surface quality which compliments the alluring sensuous form.
A dominant figure in a family of ambiguous objects, the ‘Pinch’ vessel is characterised by its tenebrous anthropomorphic form. The emotive and expressive nature of this piece is emphasised by exaggerated figurative features and a sombre blackened finish.
The surface of the vessel is covered with an amalgamation of marks created by repetitious hammered marks and imprinted textile impressions. Each mark is repeated with layered imprints to create a rich tactile surface quality which compliments the alluring sensuous form.