One morning in the studio at @dummerdownfarm, Hampshire. A short documentary by @lewisrscott exploring process, material and the development of new sculptural work.

Peter Mears (b. 1988, UK) is a process-driven artist living and working between London and Hampshire. Drawing on a background in architecture and spatial design, his practice explores the relationship between internal experience and external form, between intention and interpretation, control and improvisation.

Rather than focusing on the finished object, Mears works through repetition, rhythm and evolving pattern. Treating porcelain as both recorder and performer of action, he develops modular tools and sculptural “scores” that invite variation over time. Each work unfolds through an iterative process, where structure sets a framework and response shapes the outcome.

At the core of his practice is an exploration of balance: between structure and freedom, permanence and change, individual gesture and collective rhythm.

Recent exhibitions include Improv, Hampshire (2025); Façade, Hampshire (2024); and Hands, 8 Holland Street, London (2024).

Peter studied architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Die Angewandte), spatial design at the University of Brighton, and art and design at Falmouth.