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SHELTER The provision of security and safety
People moving to the urban areas from the countryside looking for work and safety are forced to take shelter wherever it may be found; however difficult and unsuitable. Hand built from porcelain, fired, glazed and fired again several times.
People having nowhere to shelter or store possessions consider any possibility. Many families today are living in shipping containers or storage facilities without amenities.
Hand built from porcelain, with iron wire, fired, glazed and fired again several times.
These small scale sculptural pieces came about in response to the desperate situation of migrants and refugees. Proceeds from sales of the pieces go to our local Afghan refugee families.
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Haphazard Shelter — small-scale porcelain sculpture by Jan Goodey, exploring the makeshift shelters created by people forced to move in search of work and safety. Hand-built, fired, glazed and refired several times.
Haphazard Shelter Makeshift Shelter — small-scale hand-built porcelain sculpture by Jan Goodey, exploring temporary shelter, displacement and the search for safety. Fired, glazed and refired several times.
Small shed Small Shed — hand-built porcelain and iron wire sculpture by Jan Goodey, reflecting on improvised shelter and the insecure places families may be forced to inhabit. Multiple firings, glazed and coloured with oxides.
Storage Tent — hand-built porcelain and iron wire sculpture by Jan Goodey, exploring temporary shelter, displacement and the search for safety. Fired, glazed and refired several times.
Storage Tent — hand-built porcelain and iron wire sculpture by Jan Goodey, reflecting on makeshift shelter and the need to protect possessions during displacement. Fired, glazed and refired.
Storage Tent — side view of a hand-built porcelain and iron wire sculpture by Jan Goodey, exploring improvised shelter, displacement and the protection of possessions.
Shelter/Bunk — porcelain and iron wire sculpture by Jan Goodey. A roof balanced on four iron legs, creating a precarious platform for shelter and sleep. 400 mm tall. N
Shelter/Cradle Roof Covering Drone View — two interlocking shelter structures in porcelain, terracotta and iron wire by Jan Goodey. A larger cradle with a smaller roof nearby, suggesting shelter for an adult and child. 350 mm and 200 mm tall.
Roof on Legs.
Roof on Legs — porcelain and iron sculpture by Jan Goodey. The position of the legs can be altered, changing the balance and form of the sculpture, though the process is deliberately precarious.
Flat Roof on Legs — porcelain, black clay, glaze and lead wire sculpture by Jan Goodey. An exposed and precarious structure offering little protection or shelter. 200 × 200 mm.
Low Overheads A Low Shelter — porcelain and iron wire sculpture by Jan Goodey. A false promise of security, with the low-lying structure suggesting vulnerability and the risk of flooding. 150 × 200 × 80 mm. NFS.
Camp Tent Shelters — a group of porcelain sculptures by Jan Goodey, with black clay glaze and graphite. Individual shelter forms cluster together but can be rearranged, suggesting temporary communities and uncertain refuge. Each 250 × 100 × 100 mm.
Camp — close-up view of a group of small porcelain shelter sculptures by Jan Goodey, clustered together to suggest an improvised temporary settlement.
Glamping — two small demountable porcelain tent sculptures by Jan Goodey, with separate poles. The pieces can be dismantled and rearranged, reflecting the temporary and precarious nature of shelter. 200 × 100 × 100 mm.
Ghost Shelter — a small porcelain sculpture by Jan Goodey, suggesting an imagined shelter, or perhaps a dream of safety. Porcelain, 250 × 200 mm.
Ghost Shelter — a small porcelain sculpture by Jan Goodey, suggesting an imagined shelter, or perhaps a dream of safety. Porcelain, 250 × 200 mm.
Non-viable Shelter — porcelain and copper poles and covers arranged as an impractical temporary shelter. The separate elements can be rearranged, suggesting the instability and uncertainty of makeshift refuge. Porcelain, copper and glaze, 200 × 200 mm.
Gated Community — a porcelain shelter sculpture by Jan Goodey surrounded by an enclosing fence, exploring the tension between shelter, protection and confinement. Porcelain, black clay, glaze and iron wire, 300 × 300 mm.
Detail of Gated Community — close-up showing the porcelain shelter forms and surrounding iron-wire fence. Porcelain, black clay, glaze and iron wire, 300 × 300 mm.