Laura de Carteret: Statement

Laura de Carteret is a multidisciplinary artist based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). They are working predominantly as a glass blower and metal-smith, completing their BFA  Majoring in Gold and Silversmithing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Their hybrid practice places pleasure and discomfort in dialogue generating visceral and animated forms. With an intuitive approach to materials, Laura creates otherworldly biomorphic artifacts.

'Notes on Reciprocity' Statement

This series is process-driven, exploring the feeling of gloop between your fingers, slug sex and deja vu, creating a series of curious alien relics.

The viscosity of glass allows for experimentation whilst simultaneously requiring precision and control. Heat, air and gravity dictate which direction a form takes. Working with glass engages both unconsciousness and focused awareness, playing with its fluid state allows me to create forms that are animated and frozen in motion.

Laura's intuitive approach to the material is grounded in a dialogue with pleasure, enamoured by the satisfaction of working with such an enigmatic translucent material.