Talisman, Tool and Touchstone Exhibition 2024

when: 22 March 2024 - 11 May 2024 | venue: Craft + Design Canberra | cost: See event for details | address: 180 London Circuit Canberra 2601 | website: https://craftanddesigncanberra.org

published: 26 Mar 2024, 5 min read

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This solo exhibition of contemporary metal work was created as part of the practice-based component of Dr. Oliver Smith's PhD, drawing on the long tradition of animal symbolism crafted in metal, drawing on archaeology, anthropology, and a particular Nordic worldview and comprises of four suites of work:

Periapts - A series of pendants exploring the origins of adornment and the zoomorphic root of representation;

Manifest Destiny - A group of small sculptures expressing ideas contained in the legend of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer;

Stone, Bone, Iron - A series of small sculptures looking at the Three Age System and material agency in combination with animal symbolism; and

Elemental Arc and the Vital Vector - A collection of coins.

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Talisman, Tool and Touchstone Exhibition 2024 is on 22 March 2024 - 11 May 2024. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Canberra. Call 02 6262 9333 for details. Visit their website at https://craftanddesigncanberra.org.

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what: Talisman, Tool and Touchstone Exhibition 2024
when: 22 March 2024 - 11 May 2024
start time/end time: See event website for details
venue: Craft + Design Canberra
phone: 02 6262 9333
city/suburb: Canberra ACT

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