Grace Brown, Lost Worlds
Stockroom Kyneton, gallery 2
01 August / 01 November 2020
GRACE BROWN
Lost Worlds
Grace Brown is a Melbourne based ceramic artist. Geometry and architecture form the basis of her inspiration which stems from her previous background in Fashion Design resulting in a precise and often mathematical approach to building forms. Her work is often modular and movable offering a dreamlike and utopian quality that is both playful, contemporary and encourages interaction.
Each person carries with them an intricate and diverse range of life experiences, stories, and histories that shape who they are. Lost Worlds is a collection of Utopian cityscapes, dwellings, and miniature communities created as a response to the often dystopian reality outside…whether this is from drought, natural disasters, displacement, or as of 2020, a global pandemic. A driving question in Brown’s work has been how these experiences can be used to reimagine and redefine the significance of home, place, community, and shared history through sculpture? Each piece aims to play with light and shadow, prompting the viewer to consider the piece from a variety of angles. Questions arise; who lives here? What is their story? Where is their community?
Through building dreamlike landscapes, a key element explored in Brown’s work is further investigating the sense of connection we have to the ever-changing environment around us. Lost Worlds seeks to encourage dialogue on the significance of place, community, and what it means to be ‘home’ through art and sculpture.
