Annerley, Brisbane

classes: Jewellery Making

Women-owned

I am a multidisciplinary artist. Last January, I made an installation 'e-Galaxy' at the State Library of Queensland in the Knowledge Walk, during the Holidays Fun Program. Adults and children from aged 8+ participated in activations and workshops.

I was born in Brussels, Belgium, travelled a lot with my work, and arrived in Australia in 1996. (I have a strong French accent!) I have been awarded the 3-year Australia Council for the Arts Fellowship, a Copeland Fellowship at the Five Colleges in Massachusetts, a Fellowship at the Australian Choreographic Centre, and an Asialink Residency in India.

In 2019, I was undertaking a major decluttering of my studio, and started opening up and stripping down my own old devices. I became intrigued by the exquisite electronics hidden inside phones, hard drives and other obsolete hardware, and was inspired to use the components as artistic materials.

Since then, I volunteer e-Waste Connection (a social recycling entreprise), make imaginative original jewellery and wearable designs, artist books, videos and performance, giving new life to old devices that have been ethically collected from local sources. By transforming these components, I invite consideration of ethical and environmental issues, divert material from landfills and transform trash into treasure.

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