Research Areas
![Kumartuli artisans, in Kolkata, building the armatures for clay idols for Durga Puja; International Changemakers British Council / Coventry City of Culture Research trip, 2020](https://pangaeasculptorscentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC5054-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg)
Adventures in Material and Space
Prioritising material understanding, context sensitivity and skills development as fundamental to the advancement of the expanded field of sculpture.
![Artist building traingular shelter out of clay and straw at Hand Earth Gesture Return, Coventry Canal Basin 2022](https://pangaeasculptorscentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC00555-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg)
Making the Making Visible
Broadening participation through new models of engagement.
![Extract from research on Urban Mining by Tunahan Sahin, Coventry University MArch 2023](https://pangaeasculptorscentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-11-07-at-15.14.05.png)
Public Sculpture and Urban Mining
Urban Mining emphasises the potential of cities, the human habitat and the built environment as a source of raw materials, extracting and refining anthropogenic resources.
![Lady standing on full load of harvested thatching straw.](https://pangaeasculptorscentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sculpture-as-a-tool-for-wider-learning.jpg)
Sculpture as a Tool for Wide Learning
We believe in the power of sculptural practice to enrich lived experience and transform society through sensitising us to the many complex forms that structure our day-to-day reality.
![Muddy legs standing in clay](https://pangaeasculptorscentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/HEGR-IMG_6739-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg)
Sustainability In/Of Practice
Exploring notions of sustainability, considering not just environmental concerns but of artistic practice (material, environmental, financial, other).