2023 From the Earth - Halima Cassell

’From the Earth’ 14 March – 18 June 2023, a solo exhibition at the Watts Gallery Artists Village, Guildford, where I was commissioned to make a piece for the collection. It was an honour to be the first to have a solo contemporary show in the gallery spaces and to be the first living artist to have an acquisition in their collection. “Like Mary Watts, throughout my career I have used spherical forms and vessels reflecting my connections to the earth and the spirituality of the universe. Seeing Mary’s work, I felt instantly connected to her multidisciplinary practice, which reflects my own way of working and her intense use of faceted forms, shapes and patterns drawn from nature and a variety of cultures. I have also found inspiration in our shared passion for clay, a material that allows us to explore the idea that we all come from the earth and we all return to the earth.” - Halima Cassell