pity the nation ceramics Over the past two decades

Over the past two decades

Imagine being a visionary in 1950s New Zealand

But a sculpture has gone missing from a museum in Palermo

while pushing them into bold new territory

This exhibition catalogue is not merely a documentation but a distinctive educational tool

pity the nation ceramics Over the past two decadesINTRO4 BARS Chorus 12 Bars pity the nation pity the nation pity the nation pity the nation PAUSE2 BARS Verse 18 Bars pity the nation that is full of empty faith pity the nation that wears cloth it does not weave eats gluttony breads it does not harvest drinks wine that flows not from its wine press pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero hails and deems the glittering conquerer bountiful pity a nation that despises passion only in its dreams