Exhibition Opening

EXHIBITION OPENING

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

6:00PM - 7:30PM

JamFactory, 19 Morphett Street

Tarntanya/Adelaide

Kaurna Country

PETER WALKER: TANGLEWOOD 30 September - 27 November 2022

Peter Walker is a visual artist, furniture designer, surfboard builder, and an esteemed educator with an extending influence. Throughout Walker’s creative practice he encourages audiences to reflect on the nature of wood and its origins. In this exhibition he draws our attention to trees and their surrounding ecology in the Australian bush. Through a series of three-dimensional works, he combines sculptural composition with elements of design to explore the inherent abstract qualities of timber. Each chaotic tangle of fallen eucalyptus branches is spliced together using fine furniture techniques that blur the boundary between naturally formed occurrences and human-made structures. Peter Walker: Tanglewood documents the material poetry of a master craftsperson grounded in curiosity, dexterity and a commitment to making the impossible, possible.

Peter Walker currently leads the University of South Australia’s Master of Design program as Program Director. This exhibition, and the accompanying monograph co-published with Wakefield Press, are supported through the ongoing partnership between JamFactory and the University of South Australia.

PEARLESCENT 30 September - 27 November 2022

Inspired by the enduring affinity for pearls, Pearlescent is a celebration of the timeless allure and luminous materiality of these naturally occurring ‘jewels of the sea’. Pearls have rich cultural significance and symbolism in art history and adornment. Pearlescent features the work of nine contemporary jewellers who harness the natural beauty and radiance of pearls. Featuring Danielle Barrie, Seb Brown, Bobby Corica (Sguscio Studio), Melanie Katsalidis, Katheryn Leopoldseder, Gabriella Luchini, Victoria Mason, Nina Oikawa and Julia Storey.

RITUALS OF COMING HOME 30 September - 30 October 2022

An exhibition celebrating the spaces, objects, and rituals we associate with home. Featuring Andrew Eden, Daniel Emma, Joslin Koolen, Ivana Taylor, Real Non-Real, and James Walsh.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

JamFactory, 19 Morphett St, Adelaide, Australia