Funaki Gallery
Naarm (Melbourne)
20 March - 20 April 2024
Exhibition Review 'On the Verge of Movement' by Kelly Gellatly https://artjewelryforum.org/reviews/zoe-veness-on-the-verge-of-movement_exhib_australia_8-26-2024/
Still Point is a selection of jewellery that reflects my interest in time-intensive making methods resulting in intricately detailed forms. Central to the work for this exhibition is a folding technique with thin strips of paper that are interwoven and tightly compressed onto steel cable for looping into neckpieces or combining with silver to create brooch designs. This making process is experimental and reflective with looping and weaving systems and colour combinations incrementally reworked to explore new ideas. The notion of a still point alludes to the sense of coherence I seek in my paper jewellery through harmonious synergies between the rhythmical patterns of the intricate folds, the contrasting materials of paper and silver, and the perpetual movement of the looped forms.
images 1 & 2: Wreath 2024. Archival paper, ink, nylon coated stainless steel cable, sterling silver. 440 mm diameter x 50 mm height.
images 3 & 4: Wreath II 2023. Archival paper, nylon coated stainless steel cable, sterling silver. 320 mm diameter x 40 mm height.
images 5 & 6: Double Loop 2020. Archival paper, nylon coated stainless steel cable, sterling silver. 480 mm length x 280 mm width x 40 mm height.
images 7 & 8: Wreath 2020. Archival paper, nylon coated stainless steel cable, sterling silver. 320 mm diameter x 40mm height.
images 9 & 10: Double Loop 2013. Archival paper, ink, nylon coated stainless steel cable, sterling silver. 660 mm length x 190 mm width x 60 mm.
image 11: Square brooches (grey, red, yellow) 2024. Archival paper, nylon coated stainless steel cable, sterling silver, fine silver, stainless steel wire. 53 mm x 69 mm x 10 mm.
image 12: Yellow Square Brooch 2024. Archival paper, nylon coated stainless steel cable, sterling silver, fine silver, stainless steel wire. 53 mm x 69 mm x 10 mm.