Elise Menghini

Our Artist in Residence

Elise Menghini is Bath Artists' Studios Artist in Residence. To help nurture new artistic talent in Bath and to add some fresh thinking to our community, we have offered a 6 month residency to a Bath Spa graduate. Elise makes playful and intriguing ceramic objects that capture the idea and sense of place. She is informed by everyday visual elements that are familiar but ignored, while inspiration comes from holiday signifiers and mementos.

''For this residency, I really wanted to take full advantage of the studio space I had been given to realise a larger piece of work, taking Bath, its history and architecture, as a focus for the central theme. The artist residency has given me the chance to stop and reflect on where I live, whilst continuing my fascination with a sense of place, which inspired my ceramics degree show in 2013. 

By visiting all the city landmarks I had not explored before, such as No 1 Royal Crescent, I became engrossed in the interior splendour and hidden stories behind the buildings that surround me. I started to see them more with a visitor’s eye than that of a busy resident."

Elise's residency concludes with an exhibition of work in our Gallery. 
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'I Heart Bath'

"For this exhibition, I have made a series of interior objects that have been inspired by Bath, as an historical and popular tourist city.  Through my research, I have unearthed many hidden and fascinating facts.  From the Wedgwood showroom once housed on Milsom Street to the oyster shells found in the restoration of No 1 Royal Crescent, I became intrigued to rediscover these forgotten stories. These references are synthesised in the mixed media pieces, which aim to offer a contemporary view of Bath's visually rich and cultural landscape."

For more information about Elise's Exhibition and forthcoming Gallery events visit our website.

www.elisemenghini.co.uk