Holly Stevenson’s sculptural practice intertwines ceramics with psychoanalytic theory, exploring themes of gender, identity, and the body. Her work often employs ovular forms to represent the female and cylindrical, phallic shapes to represent the male, creating a unique figurative language that delves into issues of femininity and sexuality. Stevenson’s ceramics serve as both vessels and metaphors, reimagining everyday objects to reflect on personal and collective narratives. A notable aspect of Stevenson’s practice is her reinterpretation of everyday objects as gendered symbols, transforming forms to explore the fluidity of bodily metaphors. Her work examines how domestic and personal items can carry layers of meaning related to identity, power, and embodiment. Stevenson’s work is informed by her experiences as a mother, feminist, and woman from a working-class background, which filter into pieces that oscillate between the figurative and the abstract. She draws daily, allowing intuition and spontaneity to shape her forms, creating ceramics that engage viewers in reflection on the body, gender, and social constructs. ...
