Remade-Reloved

"In my business [as an artist], sustainability is more than being conscious of the environmental impact on our planet. It’s the key concept that extends beyond my work and creative practice."

Bridget Kennedy was invited by Australian Design Centre to curate the exhibition Remade-Reloved for the Sydney Craft Week Festival. These established and emerging jeweller/makers all embrace sustainability in their practice.

In this project, the 12 selected artists repurpose costume jewellery into new contemporary pieces – converting the discarded and unloved into the precious and unique.

Each jeweller employs a different approach to designing and making, but as an exhibition, the works create an opportunity for us to consider renewal, new narratives and reassessing the collective and personal meaning of ‘precious’.

Artists: Linda Blair l Melissa Cameron l Anna Davern l Sian Edwards l Jenny Fahey l Kirsten Junor l Bridget Kennedy l Erin Keys l Regina Krawets l Vicki Mason | Margarita Sampson l Melinda Young

Image: Regina Krawets, By a Thread Brooch. Photo: courtesy the artist