{"product_id":"guy-keulemens-x-kyoko-hashimoto-paperchain-no-2-feral-olive-tree-2026","title":"Guy Keulemans and Kyoko Hashimoto — 'Paperchain No.2' in Feral Olive Tree, 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperchain No.2, feral olive tree is a contemporary neckpiece using animist inspired concepts to explore the place, materiality and spirit of changing Australian ecologies. The work is a large-scale paper mâché chain made from feral olive tree paper, presented in its natural tone and in colours dyed using leaves from olive and eucalyptus trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe materials are harvested from the artists' own backyard in the Adelaide Hills. Feral olive trees (Olea europaea, subspecies europaea) are a fast-growing, invasive plant in Australia that pose a significant fire hazard due to their dense, low foliage. While eucalyptus terpenes ignite more quickly, oil-rich olive tree bushes create a ‘ladder fuel’ effect that spreads scrub fires up from ground to canopy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuy and Kyoko harvested, stripped and processed olive tree plant fibres into paper, extracting a dye from its leaves, complemented with a darker dye made from eucalyptus leaves. The work aligns with place-based making practices and bioregional design principles for resource extraction by focusing on local materials. For the artists, the labour placed into paper-making, sculpting and dyeing, are acts of embodiment. They attempt to enter into a para-sensory relationship with the plant, a bio-cognition, coaxing into emergence the face of a spirit, that can signal to human and non-human species in a shared ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuy Keulemans\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKyoko Hashimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e met in 2000 and have since developed their careers individually and together. Their work proposes ethical and aesthetic challenges to paradigms of material practice in art, craft, design and industry, with specific focus on supply chains and the regenerative capacities of local resources. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey create objects that advocate for new forms of sensory and sustainable engagement with the world. Guy and Kyoko have a love for historical and critical discourse and position their works as tools to open up discussion around materials that transition between the environment, place and the body. Based in Adelaide, Guy and Kyoko are represented by Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Sydney.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craft.org.au\/whats-on\/all-events\/felled\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelled\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMain Gallery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMay 2 - June 27, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereimagines timber supply sources in contemporary woodworking practice. Seven makers and designers with a specialised knowledge of timber engage the material beyond newly processed, machined slabs and find possibilities in existing materials including timber waste and plant-debris as furniture and object-design making material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejoins the discussion on practices of consumption through the exploration of a single material - timber. It considers the environmental impacts of extractive processes and positions new systems of working with existing materials.  The exhibition celebrates makers and their specialised practices as invaluable thinkers. It is through small-scale studio practices where deep connections to and empathy with a material sparks innovation and new thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig ideas for a better future begin in the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition forms part of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/craft.org.au\/invest-in-conscious-craft\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConscious Craft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e– a Craft Victoria initiative showcasing innovative creations by makers and designers who are actively considering sustainability and ethics in their production methods and use of materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2026, an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craft.org.au\/whats-on\/all-events\/felled\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead more here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/b\u003eFeral olive tree paper maché, eucalyptus dye, methyl cellulose binder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 110 x 40 x 2.5 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note when purchasing, exhibition works are to be collected when exhibition closes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipping costs may be estimates. Please feel free to contact\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"mailto:shop@craft.org.au\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eshop@craft.org.au\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cem\u003ewho will be available to provide an Art Courier quote or shipping costs for larger items.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Guy Keulemens x Kyoko Hashimoto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47806431330522,"sku":"W-GK001","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/5002\/files\/HashimotoKeulemans_OliveTreeNeckpeice_12026ConnorPattersonPhotography.jpg?v=1777521371","url":"https:\/\/shop.craft.org.au\/products\/guy-keulemens-x-kyoko-hashimoto-paperchain-no-2-feral-olive-tree-2026","provider":"SHOP@Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}