Aboriginal ceramics

Alfred’s practice centres on ceramics and fibre sculptures, exploring themes of identity, land and the intersection of cultural practice and the modern world. His work is deeply influenced by his upbringing in Central Australia, where the political and racial complexities of Alice Springs coexist with a strong sense of community, creativity and connection to place.

Alfred explores these often clashing ideals alongside his identity, culture and relationship with country. He hand builds forms using the coil method, creating figurative sculptures and vessels, and applies underglazes and mark-making to the surfaces. The woven fibre elements are informed by traditional cultural practices that have been adapted and expanded to create contemporary sculptures.

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DAVID BOOTH
Rearranging the Universe

“The worlds are busy and carefully laid out, take a look around,” shares David Booth about the works in his latest exhibition ‘Rearranging the Universe’. Extending on his practice of world building, Booth has created a library of stamps which reshape, move and rearrange with each print and reconfiguration. About this new body of work, he shares: “I’ve been building a new practice of play and experimentation in the studio; twisting the dials, changing the filters and volumes on different things, practicing turning away from ideas of scarcity and focusing on abundance.”

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Hugo Michell Gallery are proud to partner with Bird in Hand Winery for this opening event.

Hugo Michell Gallery acknowledges the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region, and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.