MUSINGS | Sim Luttin

Jul 5, 2019
1 min

Mement(o)s of Disquiet and Beauty

Looking for inspiration to nourish me, I walked through the streets of New York City and slowly noticed details underfoot. I was particularly drawn to the metalwork embedded in the pavement and bitumen: steel and iron grates, utility hole covers, cast metal steps and urban metalwork garden edging. As I encountered many circular and geometric solid and open grid constructions, I began to see the beauty in the formal elements and repetition. I could visualise fragments transfor

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Mar 4, 2019
2 min

Bronx Art Walk, NY

Thanks to the fabulous Lisa Warrener for the wonderful introduction to New York curator Amanda McDonald Crawley who took me under her wing and out on brilliant Bronx and Lower East Side art tour today! Just brilliant - thanks Amanda for the great arvo and for introducing me to artists and art place I never would have known about or visited on my own. #arttour #galleries #art #streetart #streetartporn #love STOP 1: Wallworks, South Bronx @tatscru, @nicertatscru Wallworks, Sout

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May 28, 2018
2 min

Group Exhibition 'Island Welcome' at Craft, Melbourne

I was invited to participate in the group exhibition Island Welcome curated by Belinda Newick at Craft in Watson Place in Melbourne, which opened 7 June 2018. The exhibition explored contemporary jewellery as a gesture of greeting. Inspired by the welcome garland found in many traditional island cultures, the artists each made a neckpiece interpreting the theme of ‘welcome' in response to current Australian immigration and refugee policy. The exhibition builds on the first it

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Oct 22, 2017
2 min

Keepsake Exhibition - It's a wrap

Kirrily Hammond and I presented two new collections of work for Keepsake at Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre in August to October 2017. By all accounts, the show was very well received with great attendance at the gallery and positive feedback--this may have had something to do with the fact that there were eight other shows on at the Homestead at the time of our show. However, this did mean the audiences that saw our show was diverse and went beyond the typical contemporary je

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Sep 7, 2015
1 min

It's a wrap!

Without a doubt, Radiant Pavilion was a huge success. Contemporary jewellers and audiences from around Australia and abroad, descended on Melbourne to partake in the contemporary jewellery trail. The installations took visitors to galleries, down alleyways and into butcher's shops to discover new contemporary jewellery from talented makers across the country and beyond. It was such a fabulous feast and festival directors Claire McArdle and Chloë Powell should be proud of ever

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May 21, 2015
3 min

Klimt02 Interview

I was recently interviewd by Klimt02 about my practice and current exhibition "It's Always Darkest Just Before Dawn". You can read the full interview on Klimt02, but here is a little exerpt of the interview, authored by Sabela Correa: Your work is deliberated monochrome. We saw some of your early Works in which you included some color with plastic plants… far away than limiting you, this election it’s almost your sing of identity. Could you explain us how you came to this poi

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May 19, 2015
1 min

It's Always Darkest Install

The installation and opening of my solo show at Gray Street Workshop went really well, with most of the work fitting into place as planned. There was a poetic rhythm that played out between the monochromatic photographs and jewellery in the intimate GSW space. There was a good turnout, and the GSW ladies put on a fabulous spread and created a fabulous atomosphere at the launch. Thanks to all those who came along to celebrate. Scroll down for a small taste... #simluttin #itsal

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Jan 31, 2015
1 min

DAY 215: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

DESERTED It's grey here in the deserted streets as I leave and race home for now. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authent

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Jan 28, 2015
1 min

DAY 212: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

NOTHING Nothing to say or do now at this point in time. So I will lie here. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic repre

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Jan 27, 2015
1 min

DAY 211: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

KELVINS AGAIN It's hard not to come here every other day but I really should not. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic

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Jan 26, 2015
1 min

DAY 210: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

FILM PROGRAM The body is the point of reference for this collection soon screened. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authenti

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Jan 25, 2015
1 min

DAY 209: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

DRIVING HOME The night is dark and damp, and we're cozy inside - we head home silent. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authe

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Jan 22, 2015
1 min

DAY 206: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

BED TIME From day to day the routine stays the same and we all repeat patterns. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic r

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Sep 19, 2014
1 min

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

A piece of mine from a private collection in SA is included in the upcoming exhibition 'A Fine Possession – Jewellery & Identity' at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. The exhibition will document and showcase different eras in the development of highly decorative stylish creative jewellery, including supreme “… objects of intimate beauty that enchant, surprise and stimulate the imagination” said curator Eva Czernis-Ryl. The display has been formulated around the some seven hun

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Sep 2, 2014
1 min

DAY 64: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

WESLEY ANNE Work to pub, we sit talking about life, love and all the things between. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authen

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Aug 3, 2014
1 min

DAY 34: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

AFTERNOON SUN The sun is slowly sliding down the window pane: and I sit inside. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic r

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Aug 2, 2014
1 min

DAY 33: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

GOING AWAY Travels planned heading away for some time and I hope she finds her way. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authent

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Aug 1, 2014
1 min

DAY 32: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

HEADING HOME FRAPPÉ IN HAND Heading home from the shops on Friday night - things can only get better. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the

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Jul 31, 2014
1 min

DAY 31: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

RAINY NIGHT Stormy weather as the rain comes in and the chill envelopes us all. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic r

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Jul 30, 2014
1 min

DAY 30: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

AFTER WORK Work, walk, sit and relax: Another day passes with tired eyes, arms aching. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of auth

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