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Megan Gant

Crest

Crest

stoneware
15cm high
£145
Danger Unsafe Building

Danger Unsafe Building

stoneware
19cm high
£195
Eyesore

Eyesore

stoneware
10cm high
£75
Fire
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Fire

stoneware
16cm high
Forgotten Histories
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Forgotten Histories

stoneware
14.5cm high
G-CEYM

G-CEYM

stoneware
14cm high
£165
Milk

Milk

stoneware
15cm high
£145
RAF Davidstow
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RAF Davidstow

stoneware
11cm high
Sad

Sad

stoneware
12cm high
£185
The Dairy Factory

The Dairy Factory

stoneware
12cm high
£145
The Flying Club

The Flying Club

stoneware
13cm high
£155
The Flying Club II

The Flying Club II

stoneware
10cm high
£125
The Textile Mill
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The Textile Mill

stoneware
15cm high
Through Tunnels and Shafts

Through Tunnels and Shafts

stoneware
12cm high
£125
Tonedale Mill 2
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Tonedale Mill 2

stoneware
13cm high
Tonedale Mills
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Tonedale Mills

stoneware
17cm high

I am a Cornish artist inspired by the beauty found in decay. Weathered surfaces and derelict buildings captivate me, particularly the layered history that is revealed through peeling paint and chipped plaster. I respond to these environments by crafting layered and textured ceramic vessels that combine my love for photography, printmaking, and abstract painting in three-dimensional form.

My work utilises slips, underglazes, textured glazes, and photolithographic transfers that reference abandoned walls marked by graffiti, stains, and human touch. I am especially drawn to the remnants of carved names, initials, and humorous phrases etched onto plaster or sprayed onto walls. These informal marks are like quiet acts of preservation. Though often overlooked, they document and record moments of presence. They acknowledge that people were there, and that the buildings were used, transforming neglected spaces into unintentional archives.

By distorting and deconstructing my vessels, I explore the relationship between form and imperfection, mirroring the conditions of the structures and objects that I observe, like boarded-up windows, and the discarded, crushed spray cans that have lost their original forms. Photolithography plays a crucial role in my creative process; I incorporate photographs that I take of these aged structures as a way of preserving and immortalising their fragile states, capturing fleeting moments in time and sparking conversations about their histories.

Megan Gant is a Cornish ceramicist whose practice is rooted in exploring the beauty of impermanence–  her vessels become canvases for capturing the weathering of time, built up through multiple layers of slips, underglaze, volcanic glaze, sgraffito, monoprint, and photolithographic transfers of her own photography, that echo the textures of derelict buildings and post-industrial spaces. The photolithographic transfers serve to capture fleeting moments in time, immortalising the fragile states of the buildings, and preserving their transient nature. Through this process, she invites reflection on the beauty of decay, the interplay between intentionally crafted and spontaneous deterioration, and the stories that the fragile surfaces hold.

Cornwall Contemporary

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