Breakdown Winter ‘018
Ross Malcolm
09 Aug – 01 Sep 2018
…Breakdown ‘018…I pick up leaves. I’m drawn to their colours and how the passing seasons alter them…Autumn/ Winter breakdown, Spring and Summer’s rejuvenation. There’s repetition in what I do. It can become quite meditative and trance like…sometimes early memories come to me… my dad cutting the hedge with colour around his feet…a morning walk at Maungakiekie…bird calls and sparks of sunlight on wet branches…simple moments of time pass as I course my way through a day…
Ross Malcolm’s jewellery draws on his interest in ecology and sustainability. His works shows a continual experimentation with form and media, most often working in recycled and non-conventional materials, particularly plastic.
Ross Malcolm completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in Jewellery at The Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland, in 2004. Ross has won a number of awards including Supreme Contemporary Award, National Jewellery Showcase, in 2007 and Overall Winner of the Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards in 2006. His work was represented in the international touring exhibition ‘Wunderruma’, 2015. Ross’ work is held in private collections overseas and in the collections of Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand and The Dowse Art Museum.