‘Holding Conversations: Part Two’ at Custom Lane Gallery

To hold is to carry, to care, to contain. It is an act both ordinary and profound, a gesture of attention that can be as simple as cradling a cup, or as complex as bearing memory, grief, or responsibility. Holding Conversations explores this rich and layered act through the lens of contemporary craft and visual art, positioning the vessel not only as a physical form, but as a potent metaphor for encounter, exchange, and embodiment.

This exhibition seeks to bring together artists and makers working across material practices who have created vessels that respond to the theme of holding physically, emotionally, and conceptually. These vessels are not intended for display behind glass or at a distance. They are made to be touched, passed, engaged with. In doing so, they invite a different kind of looking: a sensory, participatory encounter that activates the object as a site of dialogue between artist, artwork, and audience.

Date: 11 – 21 February 2026 (closing at 12pm on the 21st)
Time: 9-5pm (Sunday 9-4pm)
Place: Custom Lane Gallery, Leith, Edinburgh

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