two ceramic pieces suspended on scaffold poles which appear as an abstracted face, evoking a furrowed brow and open mouth grin. By Melbourne artist Katie Ryan

Grimace, 2023

Stoneware, scaffold poles, stickers

320 x 45cm


All photos by Photodocumenta

'An anatomy of double vision' is a body of work completed on residency at mono Lisboa in Portugal. 


All works were completed during the two month residency period and exhibited as part of 'Navigating the Facade' alongside fellow resident Noam Noy.


This residency was supported by an Ian Potter Cultural Trust grant.

Ceramic pieces on scaffold poles with metal bases stand in front of a white curtain. Work appears as a suspended abstraction of a face. By Melbourne artist Katie Ryan at mono, Lisbon.

Reason for sleep, 2023

Stoneware, mirror stand, scaffold, paving stones

150 x 20 x 20 cm

A ceramic eye looks out for the frame of an oval mirror stand. It is perched on top of a scaffold pole and screwjack. Work by Melbourne artist Katie Ryan.

An anatomy of double vision, 2023

Video (40 second loop), burnished clay, mirror stand

Dimensions variable 

An anatomy of double vision, 2023

Video (40 second loop), burnished clay, mirror stand

(excerpt taken from the Loony Toons ‘The Wearing of the Grin’, 1951)

In a room with white walls and a concrete floor, a semi-transparent mesh screen is suspended just above the ground. The screen creates a distorted pattern on which an undulating line of text reads 'monotny framed as fantasy'. Work by artist Katie Ryan.

Problem or predicament, 2023

Wood, flyscreen, spray paint, nails

120 x 90cm

(Text adapted from 'Ghostworm' by Ann Quin)

Close up of yellow, semi-transparent mesh which creates a ripple distortion. An undulating line cuts through it in grey-blue which connects the words 'framed as fantasy'. Work by Melbourne-based artist Katie Ryan.
A room with white walls, concrete floor a table-like structure on metal wheels. The structure supports a small black board with a ceramic hemisphere and oval slotted together. The pieces have black text wrapping around the corner of them. Katie Ryan.

Apex desk, 2023

Stoneware, graphite, mirror stands, scaffold, blackboard, curtain finials

(Text adapted from ‘The Mysticism of Work’ by Simone Weil)

220 x 87 x 60 cm 
Two abstract shapes in off-white unglazed clay slot together neatly supported by chrome metal legs. The pieces have black text wrapped around the edge of them. In the foreground the text reads 'time surpassed'. Work by artist Katie Ryan.

Untitled, 2023

Burnished clay, mirror stands, graphite

Dimensions variable 

Pendulum, 2023

Stoneware, graphite, metal fixings

37 x 33 cm

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