Christopher Reid Flock


“Shards"


December 1-31, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 3rd, 12-4pm

“Shards” is an oversized pile of discarded paper cut outs from a children’s class.
Through every bend, cut, colour choice and fold, I repeated the off cuts with an
overhead projector, a marker, metal break, 4x8’ sheets of aluminum, 76 cans of spray
paint, and a jigsaw.
This made me feel small. Not in a ferocious self sabotage way, but because this
creative act forced me to embrace vulnerability.
Vulnerability with change in material, scale, and a general perception of things taken
and others discarded. That our minds are capable, especially at a young age, to remove
what you need and then discard (or turn away from) the rest I felt important to hit.

BIO
Christopher Reid Flock began his journey with clay with Canadian ceramist Kayo
O'Young and curator Jonathan Smith in 1997 followed by ceramic studies at Sheridan
College School of Ceramic Design. In 1999, he moved to Japan for a self guided culture
and studio emersion. He returned to Canada in 2009 to engage with Canadian clay
communities and to participate in national and international solo and group exhibitions.
A short listed candidate for the Gardiner Museum permanent outdoor ceramic sculpture,
Recipient of the 2014 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, Reid continues to question
his engagement in clay process. He recently completed his MFA from the University of
Manitoba in the Spring of 2022.

Reid’s work can be found in international private collections, the Canadian Embassy in
Paris, France, the Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan, the Residence of the Prime
Minister of Canada, the Clay and the permanent collections at Glass Gallery in
Waterloo, Ontario, and the Art Gallery of Burlington. His work is published with
Ceramics Technical, Ceramic Review, Technology des matériaux céramiques, Lark
Publications 500 Teapots and 500 Raku, The Hamilton Spectator, NHK, Asahi Shimbun,
Fusion Magazine and Hamilton Magazine.