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Michael Conti: By Coralie Glayson Jai Gallery Curator This series of clay sculptures are designed by sculptor Michael Conti. Conti began working three-dimensionally in the 60s and evolved from a traditional wheel-clay background to using his own method called “pick-and-stick” breaking away from the creation of traditional vessels and thus embracing fully his desire to make purely sculptural works. The forms are described by curator Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon as “sonorous; their mouth-like openings give the impression the sculptures are singing, talking, alive and in movement. Conti’s sculptures are reminiscent of the conch-shell we used to put to our ear as a child, just to listen to the sound of the sea it captures… Magical. Pure and simple”. For more information about Michael Conti and to experience his art, please contact Jai Gallery. www.jaigallery.net