Opening 2nd April, 6pm to 8pm
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Linda van Niekerk
Balance

Thinking of herself as a conceiver of wearable sculpture rather than a jeweller van Niekerk’s work is bold, visually striking and deceptively simple.

In this body of work van Niekerk explores the fundamentals of ‘Balance’ in several of its guises; shape, proportion, material, colour, texture and context to create informal, elegant sculptural pieces.

The Forest and Ikebana series borrow from the concept of Freeform Ikebana, which seeks to balance the elements of Heaven, Earth and Man. Her interpretation uses two materials: metal to represent Heaven and natural materials to represent Earth. The third element is added when the piece is worn and is thus complete.

Although van Niekerk’s work often reflects a contemporary western interpretation of the aesthetic of her birth place, Africa. She finds herself increasingly seduced by the incredible natural beauty of her new home in the beautiful Huon Valley in Tasmania’s south.

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Meghann Jones
Wear It

We are saturated in a world we have modified.

Meghann Jones’ work begins in a jumble of thought – the juxtaposition of humanity with progress and development; with structure, hierarchy, power and control…and finally, subversion. Here is where the beauty grows, where refuse becomes precious and unyielding material is rendered flexible with the complex rhythm & ultimately powerful potential, of choice.

In the past three years alone Jones has been involved in workshops with Springboard (Entrepreneurial Designers program), invited to Design Island, undertaken a F!NK residency, studied in Italy, trained as a JamFactory Metal Studio Associate, became a QANTAS SOYA finalist and won the Starve Dog Lane Magnum Design Competition as well as the Italian Centre Design Award.