Long Street, Cape Town #1 Painting

Ché Finch is a British South African sculptor specialising in ceramics and conceptual art. Characterised for her raw and abstracted style. “My work is often emotional, depicting states of mind which are of the moment, as much as concepts. There are meditative qualities during the initial making process of the hand-coiled vases, where, scraping ‘clay off clay’ to sculpt the final shape produces a range of sounds that lend themselves to a gradual exploration of memories and new visuals. I am interested in visual disturbance, in placing a line or mark where it elicits a visceral response, in how this resonates with the viewer and in what possible new visual signatures arise from this process. I’m especially interested in creating conditions that lead to new visuals and in environments which cultivate intense focus and the facilitation of 'deep work', with an interest in neuroplasticity. Much of my earlier processes were based around reducing visual noise in order to focus on key elements (which resulted in more abstract work), this was in part influenced by earlier experiences working with African Rhythm Tree as a tutor, which uses core structures to facilitate innovation”. Ché Finch also has a history in co-founding Arts Organisations, organising and curating exhibitions in the North West.