Alluvium

Alluvium opens at Colonnade House on Tuesday 3 November, a duo exhibition by Michael Lainchbury and Peon Boyle that runs through to 8 November. The title comes from the geological term for what water leaves behind — the silt, sediment and clay carried down from hills and riverbanks — and that idea of deposit sits right at the centre of the show.

Peon Boyle works in drawing, with scrolls that take their lead from the flow of fluid, made using rain and sea water. There's something about the way water moves and settles that comes through in the work, and the scrolls let you follow that movement rather than seeing it all in one static frame. It's a process that lets the elements do a fair bit of the heavy lifting.

Michael Lainchbury works in ceramics, with closed-form sculptures fired in a gas kiln. The finish comes from marks of carbon and the chemical reactions of the glaze, so the heat of the kiln leaves its own trace on the surface, not unlike the way water leaves its mark on the land. Between the two, the exhibition brings together drawing and ceramics, and they describe it as an exploration of emotion and material.

It's a short run, so if you want to see it, you'll need to head over during that first week. Colonnade House is at 47 Warwick St, Worthing BN11 3DH, and the exhibition is open 10am to 5pm every day from 3 November to 8 November.