Katheryn Leopoldseder, Drawing Out the Gold - Alfalfa Crown, 2018, 18ct gold, sterling silver, fine silver, copper, 35hx170wx160dmm. Photo: Jackie Winkelman.

Drawing Out the Gold

Katheryn Leopoldseder 

7– 15 September 

Mon– Sun 10am-3pm 

(OPENING)

Sat 7 September, 1-3pm

at 

The Crypt - Chapel Gallery 

Good Shepherd Chapel 
St Heliers St 
Abbotsford 3067 

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

Katheryn Leopoldseder, Drawing Out the Gold - Alfalfa Crown, 2018, 18ct gold, sterling silver, fine silver, copper, 35hx170wx160dmm. Photo: Jackie Winkelman.

Enter a dimmed and mysterious Crypt beneath the Good Shepherd Chapel and contemplate the intricacies of a Crown of Golden Alfalfa.

Drawing Out the Gold honours the work of Mexican Nano-Scientist,
Jorge Gardea-Torresdey who’s childhood lands were decimated 
by the chemical exposures of industrial gold mining.

Following a hunch, Gardea-Torresdey discovered Alfalfa naturally 
extracts alluvial gold through a process of phytoremediation,
drawing it from the soil into its roots, stems and leaves. 

The Crown adorns the head, alluding to the mind. The act of wearing the crown symbolises an embrace of an innovative, environmentally sympathetic approach, over hostile traditional mining methods. 

Historically the form of a crown references a halo, suggesting rulership and higher thinking. The Alfalfa Crown points us toward a position of transcendent thinking where responsibility is carried for the wellbeing of people, the land and the future.

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Katheryn Leopoldseder, Drawing Out the Gold - Alfalfa Crown, 2018, 18ct gold, sterling silver, fine silver, copper, 35hx170wx160dmm. Photo: Anouk Dijkman. Model: Abbie Duiker

(ABOUT THE ARTIST)
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Katheryn Leopoldseder is an internationally-recognized contemporary jeweller and artist. She hand-makes limited edition jewellery collections as well as producing large-scale art objects. With a focus on craftsmanship, Katheryn utilizes the language of personal adornment and its unique relationship to the body, to reflect on the human condition. Katheryn is a founding member of Melbourne's dynamic Abbotsford Convent Arts and Cultural precinct. She has received several awards, government commissions, grants and acquisitions. Her work is represented by collections including the NSW Powerhouse Museum and The Art Gallery of South Australia.