Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life.
Age: 28
Occupation: Artist.
Instagram: @aforalfie
Hometown: Adelaide.
Studio location: APY Collective Studio in Thebarton, South Australia.
Describe what you make: I make ceramic sculptures and vessels often adorned with woven fiber pieces. My practice explores what it means to navigate between two worlds: the western world and my cultural world. The challenges that poses but also the immense beauty and love that exist in this in-between space.
The most important thing you’ve designed to date: The first time I incorporated weaving into my work. It helped gain a lot of traction towards my work and has given me so many new opportunities.
Describe the problem your work solves: I don’t really solve any problems. I just aim to make work that fulfills my life and I hope that translates to the people seeing it, too.
Describe the project you are working on now: Building a group of larger-scale sculptures for an upcoming show in September. It will be a small group of my largest work to date. The technical challenge of large-scale building has been absorbing most of my attention.
A new or forthcoming project we should know about: IOTA24: Indian Ocean Craft Triennial. I’m part of an exhibition called “Codes in Parallel” at the Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia opening August 16. It’s an amazing group show of artists from the Indian Ocean rim.
What you absolutely must have in your studio: Cold coffee and loud music. The vibe switches a lot—it can be anything from Nina Simone to horsegiirL.
What you do when you’re not working: Think about working. Otherwise you can usually find me with friends, eating, hanging out, and playing cards.
Sources of creative envy: Jun Kaneko and any other ceramicists who have the knowledge, skill, and ability to create epic-scale ceramic works. It’s my dream to one day have a kiln as big as Kaneko’s.
The distraction you want to eliminate: Emails!!! I know they’re an important part of an artist’s career, but if I could eliminate the back and forth monotony of emails, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
Concrete or marble? Concrete.
High-rise or townhouse? Townhouse.
Remember or forget? Remember.
Aliens or ghosts? Aliens.
Dark or light? Dark.
Portrait photography by Andy Francis.
