Alice Whish, Soft leaf grass for kangaroos, 2018, Silk, steel cable, powdercoated nickel silver, 60 x 4 x 0.7cm. Photo: Greg Piper

Bundanon

Vicki Mason (NZ/AU)
Alice Whish 

22 August – 22 September 

Mon– Fri 11am-6pm
Sat 11am-4pm

(OPENING)

Fri 13 September, 5-7pm

at 

Craft Victoria 

Watson Place, off Flinders Lane 
Melbourne 3000 

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

Vicki Mason, Flowering grey gum, 2019, Powdercoated brass, linen, cotton, fabric pen, 9.2 x 11 x 4.5 cm. Photo: Andrew Barcham

Vicki Mason and Alice Whish present new jewellery resulting from a joint AIR in Bundanon, NSW in 2018. Embedded in the works are ideas that interrogate how plants have the capacity to connect us to place to reveal something of the genius loci or the spirit of that place. 

Mason digs into the stories and connections people working at Bundanon have with select plants of the property. Knowledge about plants and their names is dwindling and Mason seeks to draw our attention to specific species as a way of maintaining this knowledge and keeping it in circulation. 

At Bundanon, Whish had the privilege of learning about the positive effects of burning bushland from the Mudjingaalbarraga fire group, particularly in relation to understanding and controlling plant diversity. In this exhibition she explores specific plants that return after a fire as well as how individuals orientate and navigate within the bush environment.

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Alice Whish, In the bush 1, 2018, Porcelain, 925 silver, nickel silver, 5.5 x5.5 x 1cm

(ABOUT THE ARTISTS)
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Vicki Mason completed two undergraduate degrees before being awarded a Master of Philosophy degree (Research) in Gold and Silversmithing from ANU in 2012. She runs production and exhibition practices, teaches, and has been awarded many grants and awards including the prestigious Australia Council for the Arts Barcelona Studio residency. Her work is held in both public and private collections including the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, Shanghai, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and the Art Gallery of South Australia. Vicki interviews for Art Jewelry Forum and is on the board of the World Crafts Council – Australia.

Alice Whish has always had an interest in detail, miniature objects and the making process. Combined with her rural background her work continues to make connections to the land, plants and the sky above. Her practice visually distills large concepts into intimate jewellery works. She has worked with Aboriginal women from north-east Arnhem Land on collaborative jewellery projects and mentored others. Alice completed her undergraduate education in Sydney where she lives and works. She holds a Masters of Fine Art-research RMIT and a Master of Higher Education, UNSW. Her work is held in the Australian National Gallery and State collections.