All I Need
16 May 2026 – 05 Jun 2026
The elegiac works in Juz Kitson's 18th solo exhibition represent a personal rumination on the themes of mortality and renewal, traversing notions of grief, endurance, lament, acquiescence, jubilation and generational continuity.
Like many examples throughout nature, Kitson's work can also be ambiguous; within the beguiling intricacy of decorative flourish and surface finish, she often explores far more confronting aspects of our lived experience. The artist is interested in beauty that stirs unease, within a practice that encompasses psychological terrain and the porous border between attraction and repulsion.
The surreal, or more gothic, qualities present in Kitson's work stem from an acknowledgement of the contradictions shared with the world we inhabit; one that can be relentless, violent, grotesque, erotic, regenerative, and exquisite. Those more disconcerting aspects coexist within her lavish sculptures. "A form might appear ornamental at first, but then it begins to feel visceral, excessive, unstable, even abject. That tension is where my work lies... after all, that’s so much of what life is about," she observes.
Kitson's multidisciplinary practice has always been materially led. The materials she employs are not illustrating an idea from the outside; they generate the concepts she works through in the cycle of handling, arranging, testing, firing, breaking, and rebuilding. "Porcelain can be both conceptually complex and materially ambitious and always makes me think more deeply about patience, about surrendering to the process, and about the relationship between control and spontaneity."
There is often a latent narrative of transformation within Kitson's œuvre, elements that appear hybridised or anomalous. "It has been suggested that people's reaction to my work is broadly either ‘loving or hating it’, and I’m pleased about that. I want it to satisfy, but I also want it to provoke a response in whatever form that may be," Kitson agrees. "So, while the finish can appear highly resolved, I hope the emotional register remains unsettled. I want the work to hold both seduction and disturbance, because that feels closer to a lived experience."
Inga Walton.
Juz KitsonObserve the many ways... 2026Jingdezhen porcelain, black butt timber, steel and marine ply108 x 41 x 42 cm$22,000.00
Juz KitsonA presence that shapes our first sense of belonging, our earliest encounters with love, and our deepest understandings of care 2026Jingdezhen porcelain, various glazes63 x 108 x 12 cm$16,900.00
Juz KitsonWhen The Sun Comes Out The Moon Disappears 2026Jingdezhen porcelain with PVD finish244 x 155 x 13 cm$16,900.00
Juz KitsonAn echo of you 2026Jingdezhen porcelain, various glazes54 x 91 x 9 cm$14,000.00
Juz KitsonFuture Relic, No. 1 2026Raku clay, mid-fire black and various glazes62 x 36 x 35 cm$12,000.00
Juz KitsonFuture Relic, No. 2 2026Raku clay, mid-fire black and various glazes61 x 33 x 35 cm$12,000.00
Juz KitsonA Whisper of Continuation, No. 1 2026Raku, earthen-ware porcelain slip and various glazes62 x 30 x 34 cm$12,000.00
Juz KitsonA Whisper of Continuation, No. 2 2026Raku, earthen-ware porcelain slip and various glazes61 x 30 x 36 cm$12,000.00
Juz KitsonAll I Need 2026Jingdezhen porcelain, glaze and gold lustre76 x 42 x 12 cm$12,000.00
Juz KitsonRemembering to Remember you… 2026Raku clay with porcelain slip and various glazes61 x 32 x 31 cm$10,900.00
Juz KitsonDreams.. for in dreams there are no boundaries 2026Jingdezhen porcelain, stoneware, raku, various glazes and gold lustre45 x 40 x 8 cm$6,400.00
Juz KitsonMoments.. small, piercing, luminous 2026Jingdezhen porcelian, glaze and gold lustre58 x 30 x 31 cm$10,900.00
Juz KitsonShaped by your light.. 2026Jingdezhen poreclain, various glazes11 x 76 x 8 cm●●
