My work Tipping Point has been selected as a finalist in the Paramor Prize: Art + Innovation 2017. The winning work will be acquired into the Powerhouse collection and receive $20,000 prize money.

An exhibition of the 30 finalists will open on 18 February - 23 April 2017 at the Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney. 

C3 CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE, Melbourne

The C3 Foyer is by nature a ‘mid-space’ between exterior and defined interior space. Formless, an immersive installation, aims to highlight this feature, employing pattern, transparency and origami processes to explore the intricacies of ‘place’ in this transitory environment. Formless, sees an undulating pattern span the foyer’s architectural surfaces. As the viewer moves through the space a series of mesh sculptures will appear and dissolve within the patterned surrounds, conflating the gallery environment into one weightless surface. Here, the viewer is given the sense that they are experiencing a space that is both solid and ephemeral. If a space hovers between these two states, how might it be defined as a ‘place’?

GOLD COAST ART CENTRE, Surfers Paradise

FINALIST

Stasis, 2014, powder coated aluminium and enamel, 76 x 70 x 60 cm

Stasis mediates between drawing and sculpture in an ongoing spatial experiment where line, form and space intertwine. Solid elements become movable through tension, transparency and light as the viewer interacts with the work. Fleeting fragments of form and pattern appear and dissolve, conflating surface and structure into weightless drawings in space. Here, space is both solid and ephemeral, suggesting the complexities of the unknown and the reluctance of stillness.

Puzzletheque (Adaptation V), 2015, hand cut vinyl, enamel, pvc, dimensions variable. Bundoora Hometead Art Centre, Melbourne

Adapted specifically for the Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Puzzlethèque is an installation that resonates with the mechanics of stuff and creates a space where vision and movement are linked by means of the body. Using repetition and materials that have an inherent ability to create movement, this work is an ongoing spatial experiment where fundamental elements such as line, form and space intertwine. On encountering Puzzlethèque, the viewer becomes the orchestrator of these elements. They are invited to play. It is this movement and interaction that determines how the elements of the work potentially fit together as a spatial whole.  Here, surface merges with structure, interiors conflate to exteriors and forms appear then disperse. Puzzlethèque creates an environment which is movable and in flux, inciting the viewer to question how the forms around them are constructed and how they will reorient their positions relative to the space. ­­

CAMPBELLTOWN ARTS CENTRE, Sydney

FINALIST

Formless, 2014, powder coated aluminium, 45 x 40 x 50 cm.

My time in Japan at Youkobo Art Space led me to explore the intricacies of place through the transitory environment of Tokyo, as well as local innovations in origami. Folding processes and their material applications were the foundation of my investigation; considering how these movable structures may translate into architectural space. My residency culminated in a public installation at Youkobo Art Space, Unknown Complexity.
 

Differences of Identity

15 May - 15 June 2015

Britt Salt (AU), Emma Roche (IR), Joan Backes (US), Saevar Karl Olason (IS), Toos Van Holstein (NL), Tove S Hellerud (NO)

Sala del Portale, Venice

Sponsored by the City of Venice.

Puzzlethèque is an installation that resonates with the mechanics of stuff and creates a space where vision and movement are linked by means of the body. Using repetition and materials that have an inherent ability to create movement, my practice is an ongoing spatial experiment where fundamental elements such as line, form and space intertwine. On encountering Puzzlethèque, the viewer becomes the orchestrator of these elements. They are invited to pluck forms from the installation and use them to move around the gallery, before repositioning them back ­­within the installation. It is this movement and interaction that determines how the elements of the work potentially fit together as a spatial whole.  Here, surface merges with structure, interiors conflate to exteriors and forms appear then disperse. Puzzlethèque creates an environment which is movable and in flux, inciting the viewer to question how the forms around them are constructed and how they will reorient their positions relative to the space. ­­

Puzzlethèque shown as a part of SYMPHONIC ENCOUNTERS, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne

Featuring: Lauren BerkowitzlHelga GroveslMia SalsjolBritt SaltlKate TuckerlSoo-Joo YoolCurated by Melanie Flynn and Rachel Watts

Light Transit is an immersive and interactive installation that employs industrial materials and light to explore the intricacies of form and space. Here, masses of rubber lines extend from the edges of the gallery overlapping and interlocking to reveal manifold shapes and spaces as the viewer moves through the installation. Here, the permeable surfaces of these forms are emphasised by light filtering into the space. Creating a series of equilibriums between interior and exterior, suspension and grounding, movement and stillness.

Light Transit was shown as a part of Innovators 1 at Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, VIC. Photograph: David Marks Photography

FINALIST
ParaManifold, 2012, Powder coated aluminium and enamel, 120 x 35 x 32cm

Pluriform is an installation with a multitude of shapes and appearances. As the viewer interacts with the work, these facets are revealed and dispersed. Using repetition and materials that have an inherent ability to create movement, this work is an ongoing spatial experiment where fundamental elements such as line, form and space intertwine.

Pluriform was shown as a part of PATTERN, curated by Diane Soumillas, Glen Eira City Council Gallery

HELEN GORY GALERIE, Melbourne

HELEN GORY GALERIE, Melbourne

PERTH GALLERIES, Fremantle