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'Seaweed' Lidded Oval Box

MakerMade by Marian Hosking (Australia, born 1948)

Date2004

Object NameBox

Mediumwhite metal

ClassificationsApplied Art

DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 10 × 9.7cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 2006 with assistance from the National Collecting Scheme for Scotland.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 04

Object numberABDAG011249

Keywords

About MeHosking has worked in silversmithing for over forty years and is one of most iconic figures in Australia's craft movement. Her work is always composed from first hand experiences with plants and nature and explores Australian culture, environmental and political issues.

Influenced by her environment and the relationship of her culture and nature, the artist has used the motif of seaweed to embellish this vessel. The box is formed from hand pierced sheet metal pinned to an oval base and studded with small pins and applied cast seaweed forms. The treatment of punching holes through metal demonstrates a preoccupation with the effects of light.

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This mysterious box represents the Australian artist's relationship with the nature and culture of her native land.

Exhibitions

Gallery 04 - Imagined Landscapes