INFORMAL VISIT TO REVIVING CRAFT AT SOMERSET HOUSE, LONDON

Featuring more than 60 artists, Reviving Craft: Reflection of the Mind traces China’s living craft heritage, exploring objects of art and design as mirrors of the mind. Across stoneware, ceramics, glass, jewellery, textiles, and furniture, the exhibition explores what craft means—culturally, philosophically and materially. Rooted in Eastern thought, it draws on Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism to argue that objects reflect the mind: not just made but thought into being, carrying the inner life of their maker. Structured around three inward states—Chengxin (clearing the mind), Xiuxin (refining the mind), and Yangxin (nourishing the mind)—the exhibition suggests that craft is neither a relic of the past nor a luxury of the present, but a living, evolving practice.

The visit is from 14.00pm and is free. There is no need to sign up. Meet Sarah Nichols at the entrance to the Embankment Galleries, South Wing, Somerset House.