The Talking Ornament Melbourne Design Week 2021

Concept and curation By Fluff Corp. Part of Melbourne Design Week, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria.

This exhibition featured the work of 10 Ceramic artists:

Jia Jia Chen • Claire Lehmann • Claudia Lau • Tessy King • Kate Jones • Claire Bridge
Alterfact Studio • Seala Lokollo-Evans • Sam O’Farrell • Angus Gardner.

2 day group exhibition and free picnic: Flagstaff Gardens - Friday 26th & Sunday 28th of March, 12-7pm.

How do monuments in our public gardens reflect and relate to site and history? How do they speak to, and for, us?

The Talking Ornament asked designers and artists working with clay to playfully re-imagine public monuments. By creating a temporary intervention for alternative avenues of engagement with objects in public space, this exhibition showcased a diverse range of expressions within the ceramic medium. 

The event featured a free sausage sizzle and picnic, inviting the public into a dynamic exchange between artist, site and ‘new monuments’, for a communal experience in urban space.

Photos by Bella Capezio.