Laura Deakin
Laura Deakin – 'Foundina #1', Ring, 2025
Rugged & untouched, isolated & wild, natural and speckled with tiny pieces of plastic. Our love affair with oil has taken humans to many dizzying heights and allowed us 'progress' on a scale we could never have conceived of only a few hundred years ago, however as we look to our next throw-away item, the biodiversity collapse in front of us is something we cannot deny.
Foundina is a series that focuses on organic decadence. These rings are created to highlight our obsession with wealth and the refuse left in the aftermath. Fine and carefully finished, this work draws on classic jewellery making techniques to stone-set microplastics - a hybrid of beauty in the abject.
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Laura Deakin was born in Melbourne in 1979. In 2003, she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at Monash University, Melbourne in gold and silversmithing. In 2010, she was awarded her Masters from Akademie der Bildenden Künste (The Academy of Fine Art) in Munich.
Since the completion of her undergraduate studies, Deakin's work has received numerous awards, grants and stipends. She has been accepted into the prestigious exhibition 'Schmuck' on four occasions with four separate series of work, including for her more recent body of work, Mygration, Yourgration, Ourgration.
Deakin's work has toured extensively in both local and international exhibitions. Her work can be seen in permanent collections at The Museum of Modern Art & Design in Munich, Gallery Wittenbrink in Munich, Gallery Marzee in The Netherlands, Gallery O in Seoul, and The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne. She currently lives and works in Melbourne/Naarm.
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Trove: Contemporary Jewellery
27 September - 9 November
Jewellery has always played a significant role conveying messages about the relationships between people and the things they value – communicating across cultural, social, personal and political levels. Trove will feature a curated collection of works created by some of Australia's most forward-thinking and renowned artisans working in the field of jewellery. Exploring themes such as identity, culture, and sustainability, this exhibition will showcase works that are both visually striking and conceptually engaging.
Featuring the works of Roseanne Bartley, Liv Boyle, Lorraine Brigdale, Christine Collins, Laila Marie Costa, Laura Deakin, Samantha Dennis, Carly Tarkari Dodd, Anna Davern, Polly Dymond, Kirsten Haydon, Inari Kiuru, Anke Kindle, Sarah Lockey, Sim Luttin, Leslie Matthews, Belinda Newick, Emily O'Brien, Gabbee Stolp, Blanche Tilden, Zoe Veness and Melinda Young
Read more about the exhibition here:
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Material: sterling silver 925, found beach microplastics
Dimensions: approx. 67 x 61 x 32mm
Please note when purchasing, exhibition works are to be collected when exhibition closes.