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Shared Zone Jewellery
and wearable objects 20 – 31 October 2007 Shared Zone, is both the culmination of Hughes master’s research and her first solo exhibition. Hughes utilises the familiar urban language of invisible everyday objects such as road signs, posts and hazard markings. Juxtaposing these symbols on the body she uses them to define space and create landscape. Her work invites the wearer to become a part of the “theater of the wearable” that arises when the brooches, neckpieces and bangles are placed so as to interact and create their roles - transforming the body into a stage. Deftly crafted from laminates, Hughes innovatively liberates this mundane material from its domestic function. A parquetry style technique, allows her to create a feeling of movement utilising “Trompe-l’oeil” effects. Hughes has been recognised as a gifted contemporary maker having been awarded the prestigious Fresh Award, Toowoomba Contemporary Wearables, and as a finalist in Object New design Awards. Hughes has exhibited in multiple exhibitions within Australia and internationally and is included in significant private and public collections. |
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