Silicone rubber, glass, wood and polyester lacquer. Cast in rubber, a group of found china vases sit on a shelf in Jane Simpson's three-dimensional still life. Just as a family photograph captures the different ages of its sitters, different ceramic styles represent several generations in one elegant sculptural group. Despite their durable material, they appear as fragile ceramics, vulnerable to touch and movement. This is a physical state that Simpson equates with human emotion. She likes the fact that her sculptures are sensitive to crowds, and can physically react to their surroundings, an aspect that is central to her practice.
