EDGEWORK

'EDGEWORK brought together the work of artists Emily Devers and Jo Isabel Klima, whose individual practices investigate visual thresholds — the elusive spaces where boundaries dissolve and definition propagates in unexpected ways.

Through their distinct yet complementary approaches, this exhibition of small works invited viewers to consider how we navigate the intersections of subject and space within an image, and the role of light and material in the definition of edges.

NON-ARTEFACTS

These works were exhibited at an open studio event, while I practised out of Vacant Assembly, West End, Meanjin (Brisbane) in 2024.

My research as a Master's in Visual Art (QCAD) explored how the delineation of space is expressed within both the public and private realms. I interrogated “High” and “Low” art systems through collage, deconstructing value in physical museum catalogue images.

Studio Flek curated FORM FROM - a pop-up exhibition and showroom at the Gold Coast’s Cornerstone Stores.
This two-week exhibition presented the work of makers, designers, and artists from Southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers. Located at Cornerstone Stores in Currumbin, each piece was chosen because of its mindful construction and sensitivity to its material relationship with the environment.

“This event proudly articulated the region’s art & design emergence on a national scale, and invited visitors to experience the thoughtful design and creative innovation that defines this part of the country.” — Studio Flek

Featured Artists, Makers and Designers -

Studio Flek
Five Mile Radius
Fearon
Tim Wilson
Fluxwood
Claudio Kirac
Lex Williams
Isaac Chatterton
Xander Atkinson
Emily Devers
Jordan Azcune
Ajar Studio

This series of works was exhibited as part of Vacant Assembly Gallery’s annual Artist In Residence Showcase - VA IN HOUSE.
Other participating artists were Laura Pascoe (Brush & Wheel Ceramics), Sarah Sumutin (furniture & installation), Tony White (painting), Sam Eyles (painting), Chloë Waddell (jewellery), and Julie Smeros (ceramics).
I exhibited a series of material and process explorations that supported current research as a Master of Visual Art at Queensland College of Art & Design (QCAD).

Upper House is an ARIA property residential development, designed by the renowned Koichi Takada Architects. Upper House is inspired by the organic forms of the Daintree Rainforest, and is located only moments away from the heart of the Southbank cultural precinct.

The Upper House permanent art collection has been thoughtfully curated by Prudence McComish, and includes a diverse collection of Australian artists who pay particular attention to capturing and interpreting their natural environment.

This series of framed artworks explores the role of art institutions in the display of high-value art objects, and how painted interventions may interrupt their value mythology.

Museum of Brisbane partnered with Brisbane City Council on their 2023 Outdoor Gallery exhibition <play/ground>.
<play/ground> celebrated the playful charm of Brisbane’s concrete playground and reminded viewers of the importance of daily routines that ground and connect.
The painted elements in this projected composition originated from studio artworks, which were fed through an Application Programming Interface (API). As we witness AI swallow up original imagery and rebirth millions of new assets, artists everywhere navigate an unclear path through Web 3.0.

By using this technology to create my painted works, I then used analogue collage as a tactile, destructive means to regain control of the creative process. The final composition was a video loop of 8 artworks exhibited simultaneously on both the Howard Smith Wharves cliffs (projection) and in the foyer of the Museum of Brisbane (video).

Curated by: Rozelle Tan (MCRT Studio). Exhibition at Brisbane Museum + Howard Smith Wharves.