Annie Gobel, Untitled, 2019, paper, variable dimensions. Photo Ruby Aitchison

After All Its A Small World

Annie Gobel (ID)
Marcos Guzman

7 September

Sat 7 September, 10am-10pm  

(OPENING)

Sat 7 September, 6-10pm  

at 

Testing Grounds 

1 City Road 
Southbank 3006 

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

Annie Gobel, Untitled, 2019, paper, cardboard, variable dimensions. Photo: Ruby Aitchison

After all, it’s a small world is a collaborative project between Annie Gobel and Marcos Guzman. This collaboration results in jewellery work and small objects that combines imagined places and ordinary routines in their home city, Melbourne. Inspired by industrial and urban city landscapes, the artists explore model making and incorporate object and jewellery making techniques. The tangible quality the final work inhabits appears unfinished and promising at once, much like the constant change experienced in a shifting and growing city. Through this, a chance to initiate discussion arises about completeness (or incompleteness) of artwork.

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Annie Gobel, Untitled, 2019, paper, variable dimensions. Photo: Ruby Aitchison

(ABOUT THE ARTISTS)
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Annie Gobel’s is an Indonesian artist who currently resides in Melbourne. She has completed her Fine Art training in RMIT in 2013 and continued her practice in contemporary art jewellery ever since. She has exhibited nationally and internationally including curated solo exhibitions, group exhibitions and collaborative projects. The nature of her work has been revolving around the idea of reminiscing childhood times. She celebrates the joy of playtime where toys, art activities and features of her drawings have big influences in her making decisions. She combines these aspects by applying the intuitive way of working – like a child. 

Working with acrylic and consumer plastics, and eschewing industrial processes for a handmade approach, Melbourne-based contemporary jeweller Marcos Guzman uncovers the subtle and precious qualities of his chosen materials. He uses vivid colours and graphic line work to create a sense of nostalgia for classic patterns, while evocative titles imbue each piece with a suggested narrative. Marcos completed a Bachelor of Fine Art specialising in Gold and Silver-smithing at RMIT and subsequently completed the Honours Gold and Silver-smithing course through RMIT’s Object Based Practice. He has exhibited locally in Melbourne, regional Victoria, interstate and internationally.