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We are pleased to present a new guest display at our window gallery in Clink Street: The Rots by Anouska Samms 07th February to 31st March 2026 CLINK STREET LONDON SE1 9LB Negotiating the languages of ceramics and textiles, The Rots is a display by artist Anouska Samms. Showcasing her signature “Rot” sculptures, distinct modes of making are combined to provoke conversations around mimicry, hapticity as sensorial communication, and deconstructions of flesh. Impressions of her fingers imprint the surface through movements of punching, pinching, scratching and ripping apart. Part hard, part soft sculpture, the sides of each Rot are ‘fractured’ with gaping holes, filled delicately with Samms’ weaving of reclaimed silks from industrial mills, leather and hair. Samms’ handbuilt works are informed by the mechanisms and aesthetics of traditional crafts, yet through her embrace of gesture, new hybrid structures are proposed.  Samms visually communicates mimicry and mimesis, revealing the interconnectedness of imitation with the repetitive patterns and processes of weaving and ceramic coiling. She explores the inherent properties of the materials themselves. Not only do materials migrate and crosspollinate between works, with the ‘leftovers’ of one piece finding its way into another, but this exploration extends itself to an imitation of both surface and process - she creates her own ‘material mimicry.’ Sometimes one material will become a mirror of a different type of material altogether, where textures such as wood or bark are reproduced using Samms’ own alternative blend of ‘glazes’ to colour the work, such as oil pastel, paint and sand. There is a transparency to this process of disguise, as these materials allow the viewer to see both - what they are, and what they appear to be. Located in the heart of London's South Bank, the display is on the Thames Path and is free to view 24/7 from Clink Street. Please come and visit! Instagram: @anouskasamms Photo Credit: @clink_street_ceramics and Gareth Williams @gareth.studio taken in Clink Street by @anouskasamms
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8 months ago
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Thank you so much to everyone who came down to the opening last night of ‘Leftovers’ at @greatorexstreet_e1 The show explores ideas of hoarding as a coping mechanism for a scarcity mindset, as well as an artists’ ability to negotiate labour, time and space. Thank you to Francesca @francescaperry_editorwriter for initiating the show, and for collaborating and encouraging me to further develop a spatial expression into my practice 📦📦 And thank you to Robert @robertcooperartist and Sam @sam_keelan for their wisdom and installing prowess 🏩 🏘️ More pics to come🌷 Install image by @reliant.imaging taken in Greatorex Street by @anouskasamms
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2 years ago
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Room Divider 1, 2025 Leather, velvet, acrylic paint, cotton, silk, wool, ceramic, patinated steel, human hair 179cm x 87cm x 93cm Photography @reliant.imaging metal fabrication @canofgas by @anouskasamms
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2 years ago
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🥀 by @anouskasamms
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13 days ago
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Soft Evidence (series) 2026 Silk, cotton, film negative, wood 10 x 15 x 1 cm Continuing my exploration of the malleability of vision, the physical film negative embedded within the warp and weft is revealed when attached to a window, or positioned near a light source. Available at @gertrude__art — link in bio Currently on display at @clink_street_ceramics Photography @gareth.studio Thank you for the silks @sudburysilkmillsshop @katebconaghan @stephenwalters1720 by @anouskasamms
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a month ago
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not going anywhere 💋 @metcostumeinstitute @metmuseum #AndrewBoltonOBE #MetGala2026 #copycatMet #metgala taken in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York by @anouskasamms
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3 months ago
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New on Gertrude: Soft Evidence, a series of tapestry works by Anouska Samms. Handwoven in silk on a domestic floor loom, the works have physical film negatives embedded within the warp and weft, revealed only when held to a window or light source. Their small scale pulls the viewer in close. Samms continues her exploration of vision as something malleable and embodied, shaped by the relationship between the work and whoever is standing in front of it. Explore the series on Gertrude now. Link in bio Photographs by Gareth Williams @gareth.studio #ContemporaryArt #Tapestry #TextileArt #AnouskaSamms #ContemporaryCraft by @anouskasamms
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3 months ago
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🫠🌆🌇 by @anouskasamms
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2 months ago
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A conversation with Anouska Samms. Rot, mimicry, hair and leftovers. Anouska Samms on the materials that make up her practice and the goo that seeps out from the psyche. Sentimental Rot is available now as part of Ceramic Panic. Link in bio. #CeramicPanic #ContemporaryArt #Ceramics #ContemporaryCeramics #ArtCollecting by @anouskasamms
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4 months ago
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My work ˢᵉⁿᵗⁱᵐᵉⁿᵗᵃˡ ᴿᵒᵗ is part of ᶜᵉʳᵃᵐⁱᶜ ᴾᵃⁿⁱᶜ, a new collection on @gertrude__art bringing together ten artists working in ceramics today. See the full collection on Gertrude - link in bio. The collection also features: @amy_j_wilson @eblack.emma @carl_j_anderson @julietfergusonrose @abifreckleton @helena.lacy.clay @karensdavid @danieldclarke @septicfinger (detail) Sentimental Rot 2026 Red textured stoneware, silk, leather, beads, safety pins, film negative, cotton, iron reactive glaze, oil pastel, acrylic paint, velvet, brass rivets, resin 16cm x 26cm x 18cm Photography by the amazing @gareth.studio by @anouskasamms
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4 months ago
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My work ˢᵉⁿᵗⁱᵐᵉⁿᵗᵃˡ ᴿᵒᵗ is part of ᶜᵉʳᵃᵐⁱᶜ ᴾᵃⁿⁱᶜ, a new collection on @gertrude__art bringing together ten artists working in ceramics today. See the full collection on Gertrude - link in bio. The collection also features: @amy_j_wilson @eblack.emma @carl_j_anderson @julietfergusonrose @abifreckleton @helena.lacy.clay @karensdavid @danieldclarke @septicfinger Sentimental Rot (taken from a different angle) 2026 Red textured stoneware, silk, leather, beads, safety pins, film negative, cotton, iron reactive glaze, oil pastel, acrylic paint, velvet, brass rivets, resin 16cm x 26cm x 18cm Photography by the amazing @gareth.studio by @anouskasamms
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4 months ago
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Part 3: The MET’s offer to me… we’ve moved on from Newsround to Panorama. Model in the original dress: @jamie.jade_ #AndrewBoltonOBE @metcostumeinstitute @metmuseum @metgalaofficial_ #MetGala2026 #metgala #MilliaDavenportandZipporahFleisherFund taken in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York by @anouskasamms
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5 months ago
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