Opening hours Spike Island will be closed over the festive season from Monday, 22nd December until Friday, 2nd January 2026. Café open: Monday, Tuesday and Sunday: 10am–4pm, Wednesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm

Phil Root

Phil Root

Phil Root, Spike Island Open Studios 2024. Photograph by Dan Weill

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Phil Root is a visual artist whose work examines how ceramics can be a tool to tell stories of place and engage audiences with the often complex and overlooked histories within the land. My works and projects explore our relationship to dwelling, landscape and the earth.

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Opening Hours

Gallery Spike Island will be closed over the festive season from Monday, 22nd December until Friday, 2nd January 2026. Gallery: Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm
Café Monday, Tuesday and Sunday: 10am–4pm, Wednesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm
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