Join us for the opening of Anchorhold, a two person show by Rachael Coward and Melanie Stidolph, on Saturday 16 May, 6pm - 8pm.

The exhibition brings together existing works and new pieces in conversation.

Coward’s fragile works reference the practical hardware of the shoreline, shifting between utilitarian and symbolic offerings. These delicate ceramic pieces sit alongside the slippery draping of Stidolph's printed fabrics, depicting characters in communion with the rocky edges of Cornwall's coast.

Together they create an installation for ALMA that embodies the sanctity of the studio, aligning it with the religious space of the Anchorhold. These spaces of voluntary enclosure sat adjunct to places of worship, inhabited by an Anchorite or Anchoress with limited sightlines to the outside world.