All Auras Touch is a snapshot of contemporary Australia revealed through the process of photographing human energy fields, otherwise known as auras. Taking the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations as the starting point, artist Kate Mitchell will photograph the aura of one person for each of the 1,023 recognised occupations.
Using electromagnetic field imaging equipment, participants of All Auras Touch will have their aura portrait taken by the artist. Each aura portrait will then form part of an expansive installation. All Auras Touch reminds us that we are all energetic beings made up of the same matter.
One of the most important women artists working today, known for her transformation of everyday objects into unexpected, haunting scenarios. Things are exploded, shot, turned back to front, and rearranged in often surprising ways. Working with sculpture and installation, as well as drawing, photography and film, Parker positions her subjects at the very moment of their transformation, suspended in time and completely still. Now exhibiting at the MCA, buy your tickets and learn more here https://www.mca.com.au/artists-works/exhibitions/835-cornelia-parker/
Clay Intersections is an exhibition at the Australian Design Centre by eight ceramicists showing their innovative approaches in exploring the sculptural and functional qualities of clay.
It highlights the work of Bridget Bodenham, Colin Hopkins, Ilona Topolcsanyi, Helen Earl, Tania Rollond, Natalie Rosin, Ulrica Trulsson and Kenji Uranishi who draw their inspiration from the built or natural environment and how they personally interact with it.These eight artists are a new generation of craftspeople and designer-makers creating new non-traditional marketplaces outside the gallery and retail environment.
https://australiandesigncentre.com/clay-intersections/
An Australian creative fragrance journey with Jacques Huclier a global leader in the fragrance industry. Jacques describes what he does as being something between an artist and an artisan. When the initial idea for a fragrance is formed, he assumes the role of artist. Refining the idea and perfecting the formula requires the skill and savoir-faire of a highly trained artisan. In collaboration with Sarah and Jeffery of Map of the Heart he has created fragrances that are creative experiences. In projects like Map of the Heart he is forced to push his craft to new and unique compositions.
https://mapoftheheart.com/pages/about
West Village artist Debra Rapoport, 73, has a knack for turning garbage into fashion. Her signature hats, made from paper towels, sell for as much as $450. “Recycled materials speak to me. It’s like they say, ‘Give me a second life!’ She finds recycled, discarded and unusual materials and gives them a brilliant second life as high fashion couture. No items or material of any origin are out of consideration for her “Gifted and Thrifted” unique creations, A self-described “advanced style star”, Rapoport combs the streets of New York City in search of that which catches her eye. http://debrarapoport.com/
