Tenderness was a solo exhibition of ceramic works by artist and academic, Dr Jennifer Ayton. Her works explore the intimacy between maternal and paternal bodies (mothers/partners) and their children. Her ceramic sculptures are inspired by empirical data gathered as part of two University of Tasmania research projects in 2015 and 2019, which explored parental narratives about feeding young children.

Dr Ayton's work represents the silent spaces in these narratives — the tenderness encountered between bodies. The work plays on the ‘everydayness’ of familial lives, while also representing the invisible vulnerability of intimate acts such as breastfeeding.

The curatorial framework for Tenderness was a collaboration between Dr Ayton and Dr Eliza Burke.

EXHIBITION TITLE
TENDERNESS

ARTIST
JENNIFER AYTON

DATES
18 SEPTEMBER – SAT 10 OCTOBER 2019

VENUE
MOONAH ARTS CENTRE, TASMANIA