The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 53 No 3 November 2014
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Top: linda Seiffert, Sanctum, <strong>2014</strong>, ceramic, sand, dead vegetation, various dimensions; photo: Dna Janzen<br />
Above Left: linda Seiffert, Unseen and Hidden, <strong>2014</strong>, ceramic; Enduring Matter, 201 4, ceramic. sand, Spanish Moss<br />
(Tillandsia usneoides), various dimensions; photo: Ona Janzen<br />
Above right, foreground: linda Seiffert, Primordial Hunch, <strong>2014</strong>, ceramic, glue, various dimensions<br />
Mid-ground: linda Seiffert, Propagation Series, <strong>2014</strong>, ceramiC, sand, various dimensions<br />
Background: linda Seiffert, Unseen and Hidden, <strong>2014</strong>, ceramic; photo: Camille Walsh Photography<br />
viewed. <strong>The</strong> glimpses <strong>of</strong> one's reflection in the occasional lustre surfaces were a reminder <strong>of</strong> one's<br />
physical presence and added a further level <strong>of</strong> interaction, further heightened by Seiffert's choice to take<br />
the works '<strong>of</strong>f the plinth' to allow them to co-exist organically with the space.<br />
Gauging by visitor reactions, one work seemed to be the favourite <strong>of</strong> most - Sanctum. Cloud-like<br />
on the white wall, blue yet earthy, the bases were reminiscent <strong>of</strong> icebergs, layers <strong>of</strong> rock and earth,<br />
stalactites, plants pulled whole from the earth, things usually hidden. Confident in their exposure, they<br />
64 THE JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS NOVEMBER <strong>2014</strong>
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