Her Unstable Materials by Stella Baraklianou at BLANK_ Leeds

Name: Her Unstable Materials by Stella Baraklianou at BLANK_ Leeds
Start: 2025-02-12T10:00:00
End: 2025-04-18T17:00:00
Location: BLANK_

Maja Lorkowska, Exhibitions Editor Last Updated 9 March 2025

Ceramic vase with purple glaze — Image supplied by Leeds Inspired

Her Unstable Materials by Stella Baraklianou at BLANK_, Leeds Until 18 April 2025 Entrance is free — Visit now

BLANK_ is a gallery run by the School of Creative Arts at University Centre Leeds, that showcases new contemporary creative practice in the city. It’s currently home to Her Unstable Materials from artist Stella Baraklianou, an artist whose practice is based in photography and textiles as well as ceramics.

Clay takes centre stage at Her Unstable Materials where Baraklianou presents a new body of work in clay with interactive elements that creates a bridge between the current moment and her previous photographic and textile works.

Her Unstable Materials by Stella Baraklianou at BLANK_, Leeds Until 18 April 2025 Entrance is free Visit now

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