Box of Dreams is a jewellery and silversmith-led pop-up exhibition at the Goldsmiths' Centre, curated by Ella Fearon-Low and Jed Green. The exhibition explores how boxes and vessels hold our ideas, treasures, and secrets, featuring work by artists across a range of disciplines.

The showcase will be presenting the works of:

Morvarid Alavifard | Ane Christensen | Ella Fearon-Low | Jed Green

Jo McAllister | Caitlin Murphy | Francicsa Onumah | Sarah Pulvertaft

Inca Starzinsky | Elsa Tierney | Amanda and Matt Caines | Ash & Plumb

Richard McVetis | Jo Pond | Carola Solcia

As part of this exhibition, we have crafted a family of five vessels, each distinct in form and character from the next, created as a celebration of the ancient history of the vessel and the enduring mythos of containment. Crafted from storm-felled English oak, the works explore how objects have long been used to hold not only physical contents, but also ideas, memories, rituals, treasures, and secrets.

Though open and sculptural in form, each piece suggests containment in a broader sense: objects carrying traces of time, intimacy, and human presence. Shaped slowly in response to the movement of the material itself, the vessels embrace erosion, asymmetry, and surface imperfections as part of their final language. Layers of smoke, fire, lime, and natural oils are applied to create rich patinated surfaces that evoke age, handling, and material memory.

‘Mythos of Containment'
Displayed on an Oak plinth measuring 80cm wide x 15cm deep x 2cm high
Works are individually priced or £1,500 inc VAT for the series

Box of Dreams will be on display from 13th to 15th May 2026 at:
Goldsmiths’ Centre | 42 Britton Street | London EC1M 5AD

Artist note: Final imagery will be updated on 11th May 2026