- Acidum Project – Brazil
- Adlane Samet – Algeria
- Alburoto – Philippines
- Amanda Adomaitis – USA
- Amanda Shelsher – AUS
- Amber Kingi – AUS
- Angie Goto – AUS
- Anne-Sophie Tschiegg – France
- Ariel Katzir – AUS
- BL2A – Spain
- BRIAN CIRMO – USA
- Beau Bernier Frank – USA
- CARLOS QUIRALTE – Spain
- Caitlyn Taylor – AUS
- Cezary Stulgis – AUS
- Christina Gschwantner – VIENNA
- Christoph Rymon – Germany
- Christopher Lees – Australia
- Claire Yerbury – Aus
- Constance Bachmann – Canada
- David Thomas – USA
- Emanuele Tozzoli – Italy
- Erik Minter – USA
- Fanny Brodar – USA
- Flora Castiglia – Argentina
- Florent Stosskopf – FRANCE
- GABRIEL HUNE – BRAZIL
- German Jauregui – Colombia/Aus
- Glendon Cordell – AUS
- Go Suga – AUS
- Hayden White – USA
- Hello Marine – France
- Hugo Baud – France
- IVÁN MONTAÑA – SPAIN
- Ian Bertolucci – Italy
- Igor Villares Rosa – Brazil
- Iryna Maksymova
- JOAQUIN VALDEZ MACHER – USA
- JULIANA SHAFFIA
- Jisbar – France
- Johnny Romeo – AUS
- Jose Ramón Lozano – Spain
- Josias Figueirido – USA/Spain
- Juan Manuel Romero
- Kevin Sabo – USA
- LUCAS GEOR – AUSTRALIA
- LUKE LEE – SOUTH KOREA
- Laura White – AUS
- Leisa Russell – AUS
- Linda Wallis – UK
- Lindsay Gwinn Parker – USA
- Loser Angeles – USA
- Luciano Suárez – Spain
- Lucy Pulvers
- MARIUS SEIDLITZ
- MART AIRE – ARGENTINA
- MS. DYU
- Marina Gonzalez Eme – Spain
- Mark Liam Smith – CANADA
- Megan Puls – AUS
- Mellissa Read-Devine – AUS
- Michael Polakowski – USA
- Michelle Fogarty – Australia
- Michelle Selway Lampard – AUS
- Mikael Takacs – Sweden
- Miss Moresby – AUS
- Nathaniel Bolarinwa – Nigeria
- Nector – COLOMBIA
- Paolo Pilotti – Italy
- Patrick McMahon – AUS
- Philip Bosmans – Belgium
- RAMIRO SILVA-CORTES
- REBECCA TRAJKOVSKI
- Rachel Morrissey – USA
- Ramona Nordal – Canada
- Remy Uno – FRANCE
- Riccardo Nannini – SPAIN
- Robyn Leoni Abbott – AUS
- Roman Manikhin – Russia
- Ryuzo Kojima – Japan
- SALMOS – BRAZIL
- Sally Paxton – AUS
- Sarah Beetson
- Sean Edward Whelan – AUS
- Silas – Netherlands
- Sol Felpeto – Spain
- Talita Barbosa – Portugal
- Thomas Graven – France
- Todd Romanowycz – AUS
- Tom Berenz – USA
- Tony Roos – Sweden
- Vincent Arnold – CANADA
- Wayan Sarcita Yasa – Indonesia
- YANA MEDOW – SPAIN
- Yool Kim – Korea
- Yoshi 47 – Japan
Participating Artists.
Leisa Russell – Pipedream
Hosted By 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace
October 21st - December 1st, 2017
Solo Show
Artist Statement
I developed a passion for making artworks from found objects either from natural or industrial environments. Using clay as my medium I replicate and manipulate the objects to create forms that complement the themes and messages around what my projects portray.
Pipedreams evolved from a long-time obsession with plumbing fittings which led to this body of work depicting my personal and environmental views through a series of structured pipe works. Over 56 moulds were produced of the different pipe and fitting profiles. Those pipes with distinctive features were carefully inlaid by hand then layers of coloured slips poured in sequence. When each component was removed from its mould it was trimmed, dried, sanded, polished then fired once, glazed, then fired a final time before being assembled into their desired sequence, a labyrinth of pipes and fittings which resemble sometimes organic, sometimes industrial forms.
I enjoy using colour, texture and design to arouse not only the visual journey but most importantly to provoke a tactile experience for my audience.
View the exhibition catalogue HERE