/Peɪrs/ "Pairs, Pears, Pares" CAU Group Exhibition 2027

This juried group exhibition plays with the ceramic interpretation of /peɪrs/, (heard as "pairs, pears, or pares"). Many ceramic objects appear in pairs. Beyond the familiar salt and pepper shakers and cups and saucers, /peɪrs/ also invites works that explore relationships between individuals or interoperability. /Peɪrs/ opens space for trompe l'oeil renderings of pears, or for the use of the fruit as a motif. /Peɪrs/ heard as "Pares" allows the ceramic artist to lean into the reductive approaches to the craft such as incising and carving. And of course, a single work might employ all the homophones at once. Pairs, Pears, Pares aptly demonstrates the malleability of a spoken word interpreted in clay.