CAITLIN DEVOY

In Out of Breath, Devoy transforms familiar objects into intimate sculptures. Castings of musical instruments, cream canisters, a drummer’s seat, and other objects are suspended in a state of stillness—as if caught mid-breath, hovering on the boundary between emerging and submerging.

Humour threads through the exhibition: silicone cream canisters nod to sex toys, hollows are filled. The sacred and the absurd sit side by side. What looks like amber is synthetic; what feels like a relic is a deliberate transformation of the everyday.

Reverence for materials runs through the work. Substances linked to preservation and ritual—wax, rubber, silkworm gut, and myrrh—centre the tactile body.

At the heart of the exhibition is casting—not just as technique, but as a form of deep attention. Devoy casts from undersides, spillages, and residues, revealing what’s often overlooked. Her works invite reflection on what remains: the scent left behind, the shape of something just gone, the breath after sound.

A commissioned essay by Dina Jezdić accompanies the exhibition.