Maija Fox's 'Day by Day, Bit by Bit' at OUTPOST Norwich Explores Workshop Labour
Maija Fox, an artist from Helsinki, will showcase her work 'As the sap rises' at OUTPOST in Norwich from August 1 to August 31, 2026. The installation titled 'Day by Day, Bit by Bit' incorporates materials such as cast aluminium, Baltic Green granite, and linen, delving into the themes of craftsmanship and accessibility in metalworking. Fox, who grew up in Suffolk and received her training in Norwich, Glasgow, and Helsinki, established her own workshop after years of working in shared spaces. In an interview with Ellery Child, she reflects on her family's history in blacksmithing and the traditionally male-dominated environment of workshops. The exhibition will also feature a panel discussion with Slaghammers and an online event hosted by Ore Projects. OUTPOST, situated at 10b Wensum Street, operates Thursday through Sunday from 12 to 6pm.
Key facts
- OUTPOST Norwich presents 'As the sap rises', a solo exhibition by Maija Fox from 1 to 31 August 2026.
- The installation 'Day by Day, Bit by Bit' uses cast aluminium, Baltic Green granite, linen, welding tools, sewing pins, steel, PVC, aluminium welding wire, pulleys, steel rope and fixtures.
- Fox was raised in rural Suffolk, studied briefly in Norwich, and attended art school in Glasgow and Helsinki, where she is now based.
- The work traces the development of Fox's own workshop and how metalworking skills, repair, and access pass between hands.
- An interview with Ellery Child in the OUTPOST courtyard covers resourcefulness, concealed labour, and the hyper-masculine associations of workshop environments.
- Fox describes casting as a collective process and emphasises fingerprints and imperfections as marks of human labour in anonymous materials like aluminium.
- Companion programming includes a panel talk with Glasgow feminist collective Slaghammers and an online session by female-led Ore Projects.
- Exhibition text is by Guilherme Vilhena Martins; photography by Studio Adamson; the gallery is at 10b Wensum Street, Norwich.
Entities
Artists
- Maija Fox
- Ellery Child
- Guilherme Vilhena Martins
- Markus Aström
- Céline Struger
- Shirley Fu
Institutions
- OUTPOST
- Catapult Contemporary
- Sinne
- Slaghammers
- Ore Projects
- Studio Adamson
Locations
- Norwich
- United Kingdom
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Glasgow
- Suffolk
- Vienna
- Austria
- 10b Wensum Street