Corinne Beardsley - Somewhere between knowing and not

curated by Lauren Hirshfield
artwork by Corinne Beardsley, Noémie Jennifer Bonnet,
Marieken Cochius, and Angela Conant

ADS Warehouse
105 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY
August 15 - September 13, 2025

Install: "Cookie", "4 slice square", and "Torso"

Install: including "Torso"

Install: "if you want" and "Cookie"

"Cookie" 2025 marbled ceramic materials including clay from local forest, crushed rocks and glass, beach sand 31 x 36 x 1 in

"Cookie" detail 2025 marbled ceramic materials including clay from local forest, crushed rocks and glass, beach sand 31 x 36 x 1 in

Torso, 2025 marbled ceramic materials including metal minerals, crushed rocks and
glass, beach sand. 30 x 24 x 0.5 in

if you want, 2015, marbled Australian clay and ceramic materials, 15 x 21 x 8 in

4 Slice Square, 2025, marbled ceramic, glass, crushed rocks, 4 x 8 x 8 in

Independent curator Lauren Hirshfield is excited to present Something between knowing and not, a group show of new and recent work by Corinne Beardsley, Noémie Jennifer Bonnet, Marieken Cochius, and Angela Conant. The selected sculptures and drawings intersect found, foraged, and readymade materials with the intangible wrangling of the human body. The four women are signaling towards a symbiosis between body, self, and place and their attempts at quantifying this complex relationship. The intuitive nature of each artist’s process fuels the methodologies explored in this show, while the overlapping choices in materials both organic and manmade - and the varied means in which each material is manipulated furthers this investigation into the fluid, powerful, sometimes unknowing, and often fragile connection we share with our environments. Like the title suggests, embracing the space between knowledge and instinct defines the synergy of this exhibition.

Beardsley has begun to integrate clay foraged locally in a forest near Storm King Mountain, as a layer of strata through her marbled ceramic works. Alongside commercial clays, she incorporates these ceramic materials and glazes with crushed rocks, recycled glass, beach sand, metal minerals and ceramic colorants. The resulting pieces become semi-symmetrical structures that are as much about their mirrored composition as they are a playful exploration of material. The textures of the native clay and stretching process of the marbled designs amplifies the chance outcomes of each piece - a process she embraces as critical to her practice. The curious recognition of a nose or mouth within the forms further reveals the unpredictability of the work. The imagery, toggling between geological sections and smiling sets of faces, captures that ever-present desire to see ourselves reflected back by the natural world.