Statement
The re-use and re-working of carefully chosen and combined found materials is central to my practice. My work reflects the sensations inherent in making and wearing, such as the texture, colour and sound of materials. I am motivated by the transformative power of adornment and its ability to make a statement through the sharing of stories as a form of quiet activism.
The call to participate in remade/reloved presents a range of material challenges, it is a playground for exploring new techniques and ideas or revisiting old ones. The materials have come from the bag of things Bridget sent this year. I asked for beige things (and hoped for some pearls and shells), because I knew that I wanted to use this plastic sand shovel, shaped like an ice cream cone, that I found washed up on the beach over the summer to make a piece with cascading (or erupting) materials. Kind of like reverse sand, in that the shells have not been crushed by the elements, yet.
Bio
Melinda Young lives and works on Dharawal Country. Her research-based practice spans jewellery and intimately scaled textiles reflecting experiences of being in and understanding place, underpinned by complexities of place-based making in contemporary Australia. She is interested in materiality – the traces of human and non-human interactions left behind on the body and the land. Exhibiting extensively in Australia and internationally since 1997, her work is held in public collections and included in numerous publications. Melinda is an Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture UNSW and undertaking a PhD in Human Geography and Creative Arts, University of Wollongong.
Soft Serve (natural and artificial ingredients)
Necklace or wall hanging, 2025; A toy plastic shovel found on the beach, mother of pearl, faux pearls, shells, bone, rose gold coloured chain, silk thread, paint
Exhibited in Remade-Reloved 2025.
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Statement
The re-use and re-working of carefully chosen and combined found materials is central to my practice. My work reflects the sensations inherent in making and wearing, such as the texture, colour and sound of materials. I am motivated by the transformative power of adornment and its ability to make a statement through the sharing of stories as a form of quiet activism.
The call to participate in remade/reloved presents a range of material challenges, it is a playground for exploring new techniques and ideas or revisiting old ones. The materials have come from the bag of things Bridget sent this year. I asked for beige things (and hoped for some pearls and shells), because I knew that I wanted to use this plastic sand shovel, shaped like an ice cream cone, that I found washed up on the beach over the summer to make a piece with cascading (or erupting) materials. Kind of like reverse sand, in that the shells have not been crushed by the elements, yet.
Bio
Melinda Young lives and works on Dharawal Country. Her research-based practice spans jewellery and intimately scaled textiles reflecting experiences of being in and understanding place, underpinned by complexities of place-based making in contemporary Australia. She is interested in materiality – the traces of human and non-human interactions left behind on the body and the land. Exhibiting extensively in Australia and internationally since 1997, her work is held in public collections and included in numerous publications. Melinda is an Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture UNSW and undertaking a PhD in Human Geography and Creative Arts, University of Wollongong.
Soft Serve (natural and artificial ingredients)
Necklace or wall hanging, 2025; A toy plastic shovel found on the beach, mother of pearl, faux pearls, shells, bone, rose gold coloured chain, silk thread, paint
Exhibited in Remade-Reloved 2025.
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