pity the nation ceramics while pushing them into bold

while pushing them into bold new territory

Imagine being a visionary in 1950s New Zealand

This marks the first Australian survey of its kind

Stella Loftus-Hills

While dozens of short catalogue essays and reviews have referenced their work

pity the nation ceramics while pushing them into boldINTRO4 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