Ceramics

• Marcel Cooper
• Michelle Di Cristo
• Caitlin Doughty
• Lisa Gasparotto
• Gillian Torok

Tags for This Work

• Leaves, stems, tulle

• Re-new lace

• Transience

Inspiration for This Work

Given the brief of manipulating 'used' materials in order to create a lace-like structure, the inspiration for this piece was the transient nature of plant materials: leaves, flowers, seeds. Such materials lose their use once parted from the plant, and continue to lose functionality as they wither and die. This process was captured as the fascinator turned from a lush green to a dry brown.

Student Biography

When were you born?

January 20th, 1985.

What is your background?

The place I come from springs from rural soil, sits under a Sydney sky, and lies between an Australian and Hungarian heritage.

What inspired you to become an artist or designer?

The pure pleasure that is derived from the act of creating; the pure pleasure that can be granted those who interact with such creations.

How has your work evolved over the past 3 years?

My design practice has evolved to focus on the idea of evolution itself: objects that can change, move, grow, adapt.

Objects that have a life of their own.

How can art and design contribute to society?

Design and 'society' are inextricably linked. Whilst society dictates the most basic needs of design, design has the ability to shape our sensibilities, our values, our beliefs and our everyday lives.

Design can show us who we are, but more than that, it can shape who we are.

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