Marta Figueiredo
Marta Figueiredo — 'I Go to the Depth of the Ocean Within the Body of a Woman', Sculptural Artwork, 2023
This room divider is a deeply personal and symbolic work reflecting on women's health, visibility, and justice. Historically, room dividers have served not only as practical elements for dividing space but also as platforms for storytelling and artistic expression. Marta's personal journey, marked by a prolonged battle with endometriosis and systemic medical biases is deeply woven into this artwork. It explores the tension between exposure and erasure, scrutiny and dismissal. Informed by Portuguese textile traditions, it merges traditional craft with contemporary design, engaging with themes of agency, advocacy, and visibility. This piece is both a personal reckoning and a collective call for change.
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Marta Figueiredo is a Portuguese-born multidisciplinary artist and architect based in Naarm/Melbourne. Working across design, sculpture, installation, and public art, she explores craft as a vessel for personal and collective narratives. Rooted in lived experience and cultural heritage, Figueiredo dissolves boundaries between design and art, and tradition and innovation. Her work fosters witnessing, transformation, and tactile engagement.
Figueiredo was awarded the 2024 Australian Furniture Design Award and the 2021 Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize. Her work has been exhibited at Melbourne Now, Sydney Contemporary, and internationally in Milan, Paris, Shanghai, and Belgium. She recently completed a major commission with Craft Victoria for Home Docklands.
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Main Gallery
March 15 - May 3 2025
A contemporary response to the heritage and legacies of craft practice, featuring the work of six diverse practitioners.
Material: passivated steel, aged mirror, fabric and pins
Dimensions: approx. 210 x 110 x 60cm
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