MYTH IN MAKING

Overview

MYTH IN MAKING

PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 5th February, 5pm - 7pm (book tickets above)
EXHIBITION OPEN: 5th February - 3rd March 2026
WHERE: SU Project Space, CSM, 1 Granary Square, Kings Cross, N1C 4AA (access details below)

By Andrea Llerena

Myth in Making, is a process-led installation and performance born out of the artist’s experience of heritage pottery skills in Oaxaca, Mexico. To learn more about her home country’s ceramic traditions, the artist went to Oaxaca over an eight-month period, where she immersed herself in the indigenous philosophy and processes.  

Beginning by making her own potter's wheels and collecting clay, the artist takes a holistic approach to making. Reflecting on the cyclical nature of ceramics and man’s relationship to the earth, the artist has adapted these traditional methods into a new environment: London. She goes through the cycle of digging clay, refining it, making pots, and returning them to the earth, often opting to work directly in the landscape. This repetitive cycle fosters a profound connection to the land and highlights the mythic nature of creation through human craftsmanship. It is a process-led meditation on clay as land and creative medium, with humans as its activating principle. 

Clay is a thing of life and has a capacity of relation to the world due to it being the ground itself. To share this knowledge, the artist is looking to incorporate participatory engagement, emphasising the relationship between nature, culture, craft, and everyday life. 

Andrea is currently studying BA Ceramics Design at CSM. 

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Access

This event will take place in the SU Project Space at:

Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square, Kings Cross, N1C 4AA

All UAL students are welcome to join. Please just bring your UAL ID to enter the building (alternatively, a temporary pass can be requested from the front desk on arrival).

External Guests can book through the ticket link provided and sign in at a desk which will be set up outside the barriers.

For public transport suggestions and accessibility info, please visit CSM's 'Find Us' page.

Directions to the Exhibition: This exhibition will take place in the SU Project Space, which is on the first floor next to the library, and outside the Arts SU office.

All entrances to the building are at ground level with step-free access. Lifts and access needs toilets are available on all floors. Full access and route guides to Central Saint Martins are available on AccessAble. A toilet block, including an accessible toilet, is located in the same area on the first floor, and signage is available. If you need any reasonable adjustments to attend and participate in this event, please do get in touch with us via: artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk

This is event is part of Arts SU's Project Space programme:

Project Spaces

The Arts SU Project Spaces provide opportunities for you to trial new ideas and exhibit your work across the UAL colleges.

Looking to showcase your work or try your hand at curating? Join Arts SU's Student Exhibition Programme! This is your chance to transform our Project Spaces into exciting exhibitions, share your creativity with the whole UAL community, and develop your practice outside of your academic studies. 

Whether you're interested in exhibiting or organising, you'll get hands on experience in putting together shows while connecting with creative peers from different courses and disciplines. No formal exhibition experience needed – just bring your ideas and enthusiasm! The programme enriches our creative community, turning campus spaces into lively hubs of artistic exchange and experimentation.

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We host 3 exhibitions per term, and have two open calls per year, one in September/October and one in December/January.