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Exhibited Works
MMXXI Exhibition



Eliza Abejo

Emily Anderson

Talitha Benson

Chloe Bentley

Olivia Brine

Frances Cohen

Hannah Coleman

Sally Craven

Lauren Downton

Peter Fitton

Elena Grilli

Bianca Hoffrichter

Alice Hu

Josh Juett

Lucy Keatch

Claire Kennett

Eli Lange

Mary Lawas

Isabel Margot

Sam Matthewman

Bridget McPeake

Alice Mussared

Renee Pastore

Emma Perry

Caitlin Preece

Rosemary Prider

Izzi Selfe

Miriam Sims

Rosa Slape

Asha Southcombe

Ruby Yates



Bachelor of Contemporary Art

Bachelor of Art and Design (Honours)
Contemporary Art

Master of Design (Contemporary Art)


Contact
Instagram





We acknowledge and respect the Kaurna people’s cultural, spiritual, physical and emotional connection with their land, waters and community.

Always was, Always will be Kaurna Land.


©2021 

Lauren Downton

Bachelor of Contemporary Art
Instagram — Website

My body of work investigates the ephemeral nature of life, exploring themes of death, decay and regeneration through nature-based metaphors. I examine lifecycles in nature, and how these ideas intersect with historical and contemporary notions of the ‘ruin’. Ruins can be viewed as hybrids; a fusion between nature and society, regeneration and decay, life and death, transience and permanence. They are inherently transitional in nature, existing in an abject, liminal state of in-between. I use animal and vegetal forms, as well as the ghostly nature of porcelain, to explore these ambiguous states and notions of change. Through use of slip cast hybrid forms, I explore the interconnected cyclicality of our ecosystem and its relationship with humankind. Ruins historically corresponded to a consciousness of past and future times; relics that brought about an awareness of the temporality of life, and symbols of modernity’s uncertainty. I explore these ideas with an awareness of current times of immense global change, where reevaluating our relationship with nature becomes critical in achieving sustainability for future generations.
Remains
Porcelain, glaze, crystals

Exhibited Works
Graduation Exhibition 


Eliza Abejo
Emily Anderson
Talitha Benson
Chloe Bentley
Olivia Brine
Frances Cohen
Hannah Coleman
Sally Craven
Sienna Crowhurst
Christina Cuthill
Lauren Downton
Ron Edwards
Peter Fitton
Elena Grilli
Bianca Hoffrichter
Alice Hu
Michelle Jacob
Josh Juett
Lucy Keatch
Claire Kennett
Eli Lange
Mary Lawas
Isabel Margot
Sam Matthewman
Bridget McPeake
Sydelle Mullen
Alice Mussared
Renee Pastore
Emma Perry
Caitlin Preece
Rosemary Prider
Izzi Selfe
Miriam Sims
Rosa Slape
Asha Southcombe
Bree Thomson
Ruby Yates



Bachelor of Contemporary Art

Bachelor of Art and Design (Honours)
Contemporary Art

Master of Design (Contemporary Art)



Contact
Instagram




We acknowledge and respect the Kaurna people’s cultural, spiritual, physical and emotional connection with their land, waters and community.


Always was, Always will be Kaurna Land.


©2021



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