Wild Things is a rare opportunity to experience the breadth and depth of South African ceramics in one extraordinary space.

Curated by Spier Arts Trust’s Chief Curator Tamlin Blake, Wild Things brings together 54 ceramic works by 44 South African artists. The result is an immersive world of forms that feel instinctual, alive and utterly compelling.

These works are far more than decorative objects. They are extensions of their makers: vessels for emotion, memory, identity and meaning. As curator Tamlin Blake puts it, “Many of these works feel alive in some way. Not just vessels or sculptures, but things that seem to hold emotion, memory, even a kind of energy.”

For many of the artists, working with clay is deeply personal – a space for healing, reflection and reconnection. You can feel it in the work.