Rebecca Manson's Porcelain Moths and Butterflies: A Monument to the Fleeting Moment

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Rebecca Manson's latest exhibition transforms the gallery into a theater of fragility. Her monumental sculptures of moths and butterflies, meticulously assembled from tens of thousands of handcrafted porcelain shards, capture the profound beauty of impermanence.Each piece is a frozen performance, balancing the solid permanence of ceramic with the implied, weightless flutter of a creature whose natural lifespan is brief. Manson’s process mirrors a grand production, where countless hours of unseen labor culminate in a single, suspended moment—the artistic equivalent of a perfect opening night.Her work engages in a lyrical dialogue with themes of transformation, eschewing industrial minimalism for a poetic realism that feels both awe-inspiring and intimately familiar. In a digital age of disposable content, these sculptures demand slow, deliberate observation.They offer a cultural counterpoint: a celebratory meditation on the transient nature of all beauty, from a sunset to a standing ovation. Manson creates not just art, but exquisite, fragile moments—a standing ovation for the temporary, crafted in porcelain.

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