Three to see: Edinburgh Art Festival
Damin Ortega likes making things, and relishes crafting objects out of clay. A show dedicated to the Mexican artist at the Fruitmarket Gallery (until 23 October) presents his experimental efforts with this earthy, organic material, from misshapen lumps that hang on vertical columns (Atmospheric Pressure, 2016) to glazed, painted mounds that rise from the ground (Icebergs, 2016). Abrasive Objects (2016), a collection of hand tools fabricated by Ortega, includes ancient Colombian corn-pounding im
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