The Little Things

An exhibition by Sim Luttin

20 April – 7 May 2007

My current work explores the theme The Little Things, which investigates notions of beauty, nostalgia, landscape and passing time. I am captivated by the deterioration of memory and how this is nostalgically represented through miniature objects in terms of our emotional, physical and tactile interaction as a maker, wearer and viewer of the form.

The jewellery reflects forms that are reminiscent of nature. They are about finding the beauty and poetry in the everyday … about discovering and noticing the little things that might otherwise pass you by … they are tiny observations that might otherwise go unnoticed. Each form draws the viewer in to look more closely at the detail and/or repetition contained within the object. In a sense, I am hoping to entice those who don’t take objects at face value, to take the time to investigate each piece; the undulating surface texture on each unit - the space it occupies and simultaneously contains.