Canned Heat Sculpture

Born from the detritus of a multitude of memories, our assemblage sculptures are created using vintage, upcycled, recycled, lost, found and discovered treasure, evoking cherished memories of childhood and times past. In a world of mass consumption, we view the pieces of treasure used in each sculpture as memory carrying vessels, taking us to a time in the past where things were built to last. We invite the viewer to reflect on the potential journey each piece has made to its final resting place inside the sculpture. With the sculptures, we have given unwanted or unloved pieces of treasure a new life. Seeing the pieces recycled, revived and restored, reimagined, reborn and reinvigorated in a way that brings new joy to a new audience and in a way that encourages the audience to share stories and to voyage on their own magical journey of memory. Each piece has been left in its original found state. The patina, paint, dents, scratches, bruises, “bed hair”, and dirt are all part of the conserved history of each piece. Our assemblage sculptures are a collaboration of treasure hunt and treasure build, between Melbourne based husband and wife Phill Calvert and Julia Brampton.