Meredith Turnbull | Hold

Hold is new body of sculptural work by Meredith Turnbull, an artist based on the lands of the Kulin Nation. The exhibition examines morphology and the intertwining nature of material in our designed environments, combining approaches to sculpture, adornment and contemporary jewellery practices. The project is inspired by the material ingenuity and abstract and formal conventions of iconic artists Ruth Asawa (Japanese American,1926-2013) and Isa Genzken (German, b. 1948). The project also responds to art historical sources in decorative metalwork from English, Scottish and French, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco and Art Nouveau traditions across interior design and wearable scales. Hold explores how humans can honour living and non-living material and engage with the ethics of material use connecting us to different ecologies and our environment.