One of the world’s most acclaimed potters, Julian Stair’s work is well known for its subtle palette of greys, reds and white, as well as its variety of scale ‐ from domestic to monumental.

In his forthcoming solo exhibition Stair addresses the containment of the human body in death. Quietus features a series of artist‐made funerary works, from cinerary jars to life‐size sarcophagi, drawing upon the symbolic language of ceramic vessels and offering an alternative means of engaging with this challenging subject.

Quietus will be on display at mima Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art from 13 July – 11 November 2012, later touring to National Museum Cardiff and Winchester Cathedral.