meg dickerson

Artist Statement

Foundation, development, infrastructure
Concrete, wood, metal,
Rising seas, environmental changes,
Decay, dilapidation, ruins, debris
Discovery, sadness/respect, reinvention, new life


This work draws from nature’s catastrophic events and its dismantling effects on waterfront societies.

What interests and moves me are the leftover fragments that pay homage to these lost communities.

I am a minimalist sculptor working in clay, calling on the found shards that were once vital components of an existing system.

These pieces utilize various types of construction: slab, solid, and reductive methods. Each one has been layered with slips, additives and glazes fired multiple times to develop a worn and battled surface, giving reference to their previous life and their path to regeneration. Some have non-clay components

All that comprises this work is in pursuit of fractured beauty in the most minimal way.