- Acidum Project – Brazil
- Adlane Samet – Algeria
- Alburoto – Philippines
- Alvar Mena – Spain
- Amanda Adomaitis – USA
- Amanda Shelsher – AUS
- Amber Kingi – AUS
- Angie Goto – AUS
- Ariel Katzir – AUS
- Attilio Esposito – Italy
- BL2A – Spain
- BRIAN CIRMO – USA
- Beau Bernier Frank – USA
- Brad Donovan – New Zealand
- CAMERON HAAS – AUSTRALIA
- CARLOS QUIRALTE – Spain
- Caitlyn Taylor – AUS
- Cezary Stulgis – AUS
- Christina Gschwantner – VIENNA
- Christopher Lees – Australia
- Claire Yerbury – Aus
- Constance Bachmann – Canada
- David Thomas – USA
- EMMA YOUNG – AUSTRALIA
- Elina Ojakangas – Sweden
- Emanuele Tozzoli – Italy
- Erik Minter – USA
- Flora Castiglia – Argentina
- Florent Stosskopf – FRANCE
- GABRIEL HUNE – BRAZIL
- Gabo Valenzuela – Philippines
- German Jauregui – Colombia/Aus
- Glendon Cordell – AUS
- Go Suga – AUS
- HAYDEN PHOENIX – AUSTRALIA
- Hayden White – USA
- IOANA BALTAN – UK
- IVÁN MONTAÑA – SPAIN
- Ian Bertolucci – Italy
- Igor Villares Rosa – Brazil
- Iryna Maksymova
- JOAQUIN VALDEZ – USA
- JULIANA SHAFFIA
- JUN OSON – JAPAN
- Jisbar – France
- Johnny Romeo – AUS
- Jose Ramón Lozano – Spain
- Josias Figueirido – USA/Spain
- Juan Manuel Romero
- Juri Lobunko – Germany
- Kevin Sabo – USA
- LUCAS GEOR – AUSTRALIA
- Laura White – AUS
- Leisa Russell – AUS
- Linda Wallis – UK
- Lucas Lamenha
- Luciano Suárez – Spain
- Lucy Pulvers
- MART AIRE – ARGENTINA
- MS. DYU
- Marina Gonzalez Eme – Spain
- Marius Seidlitz
- Megan Puls – AUS
- Mellissa Read-Devine – AUS
- Michael Polakowski – USA
- Michelle Selway Lampard – AUS
- Mickey Mason – Australia
- Mikael Takacs – Sweden
- Nathaniel Bolarinwa – Nigeria
- Nector – COLOMBIA
- Ota – Korea
- Paolo Pilotti – Italy
- Patrick McMahon – AUS
- Philip Bosmans – Belgium
- RAMIRO SILVA-CORTES
- Rachel Morrissey – USA
- Ramona Nordal – Canada
- Riccardo Nannini (A.K.A CANE) – SPAIN
- Robyn Leoni Abbott – AUS
- Ryuzo Kojima – Japan
- SALMOS – BRAZIL
- Sally Paxton – AUS
- Sarah Beetson
- Sean Edward Whelan – AUS
- Silas – Netherlands
- Sol Felpeto – Spain
- Talita Barbosa – Portugal
- Thomas Graven – France
- Todd Romanowycz – AUS
- Tom Berenz – USA
- Tony Roos – Sweden
- Vincent Arnold – CANADA
- Wayan Sarcita Yasa – Indonesia
- YANA MEDOW – SPAIN
- Yool Kim – Korea
- Yoshi 47 – Japan
Participating Artists.
Leisa Russell – Pipedream
Hosted By 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace
October 21st - December 1st, 2017
Solo Show
Artist Statement
I developed a passion for making artworks from found objects either from natural or industrial environments. Using clay as my medium I replicate and manipulate the objects to create forms that complement the themes and messages around what my projects portray.
Pipedreams evolved from a long-time obsession with plumbing fittings which led to this body of work depicting my personal and environmental views through a series of structured pipe works. Over 56 moulds were produced of the different pipe and fitting profiles. Those pipes with distinctive features were carefully inlaid by hand then layers of coloured slips poured in sequence. When each component was removed from its mould it was trimmed, dried, sanded, polished then fired once, glazed, then fired a final time before being assembled into their desired sequence, a labyrinth of pipes and fittings which resemble sometimes organic, sometimes industrial forms.
I enjoy using colour, texture and design to arouse not only the visual journey but most importantly to provoke a tactile experience for my audience.
View the exhibition catalogue HERE