Olivia is a site responsive artist and aims to capture the essence of place using jewellery, photography and works on paper.
She is currently resting her attention on the South West of Tasmania and all of the work created is recorded in place. She carries a pack with her home and studio on her back which allows her to explore the vastness of the area seeking out the stories of land.
Impressions from the Reserve 2020
Olivia has spent the three years exploring, roaming, romping and wandering through the Reserve, recently known as Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National park. All of the impressions have been collected in situ, leaving the land mostly undisturbed in order to record the land as it is now, a permanent record of a vulnerable landscape.
'Snowgum' print with sterling silver brooch/pendant
Impressions of Cradle Mountain, an exploration of place (2017).
Olivia was awarded a Drombrovskis Wilderness Residency Grant by Arts Tasmania to undertake a two month residency over the winter of 2016 in Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. This exhibition was the direct response to the explorations physically, conceptually and artistically that were undertaken whilst living at Waldheim nestled amongst the King Billy Pines.
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Topophilia (2015)
(n): The love of or emotional connection with place or physical environment
This body of work was the result of an investigation of the interplay between jewellery, sculpture and photography and how, in combination, can convey a deeper sence of connection to place. The work was focused on the vulnerable places in Tasmania and is now a permanat record of ephemeral places.
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Tales of the Tarkine (2015)
"I was nestled in the Rainforest listening to the stories of the land. I heard Echoes of past travellers, the tarkinener people and the earth speaking speaking of times of Gondwana"
This collection of 29 stackable sterling silver, Huon Pine and Tiger Mytle rings were imprinted with seven different ferns collected from the Tarkine and moulded in place. They have been designed to be worn individully as well as to be stacked together and are currently made on commission.
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Holdfast (2013)
'Whilst diving I find myself completely mesmirised by the moving seaweed in the surge of the ocean and often just find myself floating above or within them. I am filled with wonder at how they manage to hold so tightly, in even the biggest storms.'
This piece is available in a limited edition.