16/10/2026
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.” - John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn
Keats’ words provide the starting point for Forms in Monochrome at our Frieze curation for DOVER STREET MARKET Inspiring a predominantly dark
palette that draws the works together. From black and charcoal to earth, smoke and shadow, subtle
variations of tone emerge across porcelain, stoneware, timber and ceramic, creating a landscape in which differences of material, texture, surface and form are heightened, inviting closer inspection.
As with poetry, the works invite imagination and individual interpretation. Like Keats’ unheard
melodies, their meaning lies somewhere between the object itself and the viewer’s own
interpretation. There is never a single story.
Forms in Monochrome considers the idea that an object can suggest something beyond the
immediately seen, allowing material, form and imagination to create their own unspoken narratives.
The installation features ceramics by Alison Lousada Dimitris Papailias Donald Baugh | A DesignerMaker Katie Smith Ömer Öner Jennifer Lauren Gallery Tamsin van Essen Vanessa Hogge