En Masse
MFA Thesis Exhibition by Ryan Greene
April 3–11 | Step Gallery
Opening reception | April 3 | 6 to 9 p.m.
En Masse is an interactive ceramic garden consisting of several hundred hand-thrown vessels. Visitors are encouraged to harvest wares by lifting a lid, unstacking a bowl, and twisting a cup out of its holding place. Pottery has a unique relationship to food in how the clay soil provides nutrients to grow the plants which, in turn, feed us. This cycle represents the deep relationship humans have to the objects we use and where they come from. Throughout the space, repeating forms are clustered to create an environment inspired by the history of gardens. This experience urges one to consider the possibility of designing residential landscapes which are both formal and edible.
Image: Ryan Greene, "Cup Bush #16," 2026, Stoneware and glaze, 20" x 20" x 22"
Gallery Hours
Thursday to Saturday | 12 to 5 p.m.
First and third Fridays | 6 to 9 p.m.
Closed Sunday to Wednesday and university holidays