An intriguing line of poetry, a magical scene from a film, the perplexing words of a philosopher... Anna is drawn to subjects that defy simple explanations.

Weaving together multiple references, Anna's work gives physical form to the ideas they contain. For each piece, she feels her way across a sliding scale of materials and techniques: from rugged red clay to the purest white porcelain, from the delicacy of paper to the boldness of bronze, and from age-old handmaking to new digital technologies.

In a game of creative pass-it-on, each reference becomes a starting point in an intermedial dialogue. Adding layers of interpretation, and knotting together seemingly-disparate ideas, her work invites a contemplative and emotional response.

Anna Butler is a London-based artist with a background in cinema and literature, and Masters degrees from Cambridge University and the Royal College of Art (in progress).

She works across ceramics and glass as well as bronze, textiles and found materials.