An exhibition of intimate paperclay sculptures built upon costal objects by Tasmanian artist Alice RG

Using thin paperclay, Tamanian artist Alice RG spirals and envelops objects of the Tasmanian coastline. Weathered and worn, these are objects that drift along our shorelines bringing stories unseen. Alice RG imagines tales of metamorphosis through sculptural poetry with handmade petals and pearls growing upon and around hidden rocks, feathers, shells and seaweed.

‘Here is a little glimpse of the world I see: how the narratives we carry and tides that pass may be brought to life sculpturally. How the quiet act of nurturing the unseen or forgotten and utilising the art of intuitive play, can provide a disarming experience of gratitude and growth.’

Alice RG was raised in southern Tasmania, with memories of crossing paddocks in oversized gumboots while carrying a bucket of sandy beach treasures. She has long had an interest in how repetition and patterns create narratives of connection and growth. As a primary educator she stumbled across a fine paperclay for her students, and this became her focus medium for Honours in Fine Arts and work in the years that followed.

Within the last decade her subject has evolved into organic cyclical references that are inspired by Tasmanian coastal flora, fauna and feminine resilience.

This exhibit presents a purposeful playfulness and nurturing of coastal objects.

Photography: Julz Glover, Olivia Sattler, Fred and Hannah

Film: Jamie Kendall