In-between and With-in series Installation

Simone Louise Gillespie is an emerging artist based on the Gold Coast, Australia. She is currently completing her final year of studies in a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Studio Art. During her studies Gillespie's artwork has shifted its focus from painting, when she discovered a new visual language that falls somewhere between installation and sculpture. Gillespie’s plaited fabric sculptures investigate themes of memory, nostalgia and time. The works are made from plaited children’s clothes and bed-linen that belonged her children as well as those found at second-hand shops. The plaits are twisted and curled into sculptures with embroidery and sewing threads, needles and pins. The use of domestic materials and objects has a familiarity, but also suggests a tactile, visual and emotional connection to the artworks. The hand-made quality of the works reveals the artist’s presence, but equally as important is the trace of those who at one time wore or used the clothes and bedding in the works. Simone is a finalist of several national Australian art prizes including the Paddington Art Prize for painting and the Churchie Emerging Art Award. Her artworks are held in private collections nationally as well as corporate collections in south-east Queensland including The Mater Private Hospital, The Gold Coast University Hospital, and Gadens Lawyers. More of her artwork can be seen on her website www.simonelouisegillespie.com.au . Find her on Facebook - Simone Louise Gillespie Art. Enquiries are welcome.