Carolina Soto Pik and Ieuan Edwards debut new works at Projects Kavel Rafferty in Margate
Held in Place explores architecture, geometry and the structures that shape place through ceramics and reduction linocut printmaking.
Carolina Soto Pik and Ieuan Edwards present Held in Place, a duo exhibition at Projects Kavel Rafferty, Margate, running from 15–21 July 2026, with an opening reception on 17 July from 6–9pm.
Bringing together Soto Pik’s geometric ceramics and Edwards’ reduction linocuts, Held in Place explores how architectural, industrial and coastal structures contain, support and protect both physical space and emotional experience. Drawing on Brutalist architecture, Modernist design and coastal engineering, the exhibition considers how built forms shape our understanding of place, memory and resilience. While Margate’s distinctive landscape provides an important point of reference, the works also extend beyond the town to investigate broader ideas of geometry, perception and the relationship between form and function.
Soto Pik’s ceramic works move between architectural references and abstract geometric forms. Alongside interpretations of Margate landmarks, including the Lido Stream Tower and Arlington House, she creates vessels, cones and spheres informed by the visual languages of Brutalism, Bauhaus design and Op art. Working with black stoneware clay and masked glazing techniques, she produces high-contrast surfaces that wrap rhythmically around three-dimensional forms, exploring the tension between rigid geometry and fluid perception. Her work considers how geometry can both organise space and create visual instability, transforming functional objects into sculptural studies of balance, containment and structure.
Carolina Soto Pik is a Chilean-Argentinian ceramicist based in Margate. She began working with clay during lockdown, developing a slab-building practice that bridges geometry with architecture, and interior space. Symmetry, contrast, and surface are explored through her functional and sculptural objects, with black stoneware clay and high-contrast glazes influenced by Op art and Modernist design. Instagram: @pikceramics
Details
What: Held in Place
When: 15 July – 21 July 2026
Where: Projects Kavel Rafferty, Post Office Margate Gallery, 22-23 Cecil Square, Margate, CT9
Opening Reception: 17 July, 6–9pm
Admission: Free (opening hours may vary, please check gallery listings)
Gallery: Instagram @projects_kavelrafferty
