Lauren Hotson sat down with Karena Wynn-Moylan on BayFM’s Arts Canvass to discuss her solo exhibition, ‘Beneath The Fallen Petals – Uncovering The Seeds of Surrender.’ The intimate conversation explored the philosophical core of the work: surrender, not as defeat, but as a courageous choice to embrace letting go. Hotson discusses how her ceramic sculptures—with their intricate textures and fragile forms—capture the beauty found in vulnerability and the seeds of new growth that emerge from moments of profound change and loss.
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Beneath the Fallen Petals – Uncovering the Seeds of Surrender
Lauren Hotson’s latest solo exhibition, Beneath the Fallen Petals – Uncovering the Seeds of Surrender, will show at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery from August 21 to October 12, 2025. This deeply personal body of work is a contemplative meditation on loss, transformation, and the power of surrender. Hotson uses ceramic burial jars (textured with "Narratives of the Earth") and sculptural pieces featuring bone and driftwood adorned with porcelain botanicals to honour the ritual of endings and celebrate the quiet resilience found beneath life's final moments.
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