Adi Toch

Working with the vessel as her primary form, Toch begins with a flat sheet of metal and fabricates delicate hollow objects using traditional tools and hammers. Through a labour-intensive process of hand texturing and patination she develops intricate, calligraphic surface patterns and internal compositional contrasts. The interiors of her pieces are treated in diverse ways to reveal the sensory qualities of the material: some are polished to a mirror-like finish that reflects their surroundings, while others contain gemstones that roll gently when handled, producing a subtle sound that captures the lyrical musicality of metal.

Toch’s poetic Shrouded series further explores nature’s own mark-making. After shaping each vessel, she buries it in the earth, relinquishing control to mud, water, minerals and air. Over several months these subterranean forces create shifting, polychromatic patinas, a process and outcome that evoke human experiences of endurance, transformation and emergence.