Xanthe Somers Weaves Themes of Labor and Visibility in Bold Ceramic Vessels
Chris Garlock | Published on 8/12/2025
“Clay is an incredible medium to hold narrative,” says Xanthe Somers, who turns to
the medium as a way to explore themes around domesticity, craft, and so-called “women’s work” like cleaning, mending, working with textiles, and caregiving. Currently based in London, Somers grew up in Zimbabwe, where she observed inequities within the social structure that mirror many places around the world, especially in terms of gendered labor within the domestic sphere that often goes largely unseen and unacknowledged. Read more.