EXPO ‘TOUCH. PAUSE. ENGAGE.’ – Gaffa Gallery, Sydey (AU) – 21 Oct.- Nov. 2010

TOUCH. PAUSE. ENGAGE.

Contemporary Jewellery from New Zealand

 

Touch, Pause, Engage is an introductory snapshot of contemporary NZ jewellery for the Australian community. This innovative jewellery showcase is designed to reset the trans-Tasman rivalry between our rugby-loving brothers and sisters.
Opening night, October 21st will also mark the release of an accompanying publication.
Touch, Pause, Engage, invites a diverse team of fifteen NZ jewellers to submit inventive and inspired works. Although many of the makers’ practices focus on different issues and are expressed in diverse forms, the side is fit and game ready. The roster is comprised of talented individuals with different skills and strengths who make a target of pushing the experimental aspects of their jewellery practice. The captains look forward to an exciting match. Who wants it?

First fifteen:
Rachel Bell, Renee Bevan, Nadene Carr, Jacqui Chan, Kristin d’Agostino, Cath Dearsley, Gillian Deery, Ilse-Marie Erl, Sharon Fitness, Kristin Toller, Tatjana Panyoczki, Sunni Gibson, Lynsay Raine , Raewyn Walsh & Selina Woulfe

Rachel Bell- Body – « Recognising the need to acknowle the body as a site for these works. »

Kristin d’Agostino – jewellery on the brink of a relationship (photo by Jessica Hill)

Cath Dearsley felt brooch

Raewyn Walsh

Sharon Fitness – silicone brooch

Lynsay Raine – Opticaliant Brooch – Brass, polymer clay, found lense 

Tatjana Panyoczki - « jam session » from the series sincere – neck piece 2010, wax, pom poms, stg

Jacqui Chan- Lolly tin brooch, 2007

Selina Woulfe- Experiential Jewellery lll

Sunni Elizabeth Gibson- corsage – back view – 2010, Resin, Stg silver, synthetic leaves

 

Renee Bevan – Large puffy rose brooch worn by Bill Riley

 

* Kristin d’Agostino blog
* « Broach of the month club » : another Kristin d’Agostino blog !
* « Broach of the month club 2010″
* Rachel Bell blog

About NEW-ZEALAND JEWELRY : visit « FINGERS » web site/gallery !

Gaffa Gallery
281 Clarence Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000,
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