MUSINGS | Sim Luttin

Aug 10, 2015
2 min

You're invited to the opening of 'IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN'

Please join me at the opening of my solo exhibition IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN Wednesday 2 September 2015 from 6-9pm at 447 High Street Northcote. The exhibition runs 1-6 September from 12-6pm daily and is part of the Craft Cubed Festival and Radiant Pavilion in Melbourne. This event has disability asscess and is free and open to the public. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a contemporary multi-disciplinary project and is my latest solo exhibition, which expl

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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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Feb 20, 2015
1 min

Gray Street Workshop is 30!

This year Gray Street Workshop celebrates 30 years as an artist run space…and they are ready to celebrate! "The workshop celebrations will continue throughout the year with an exciting program of exhibitions and events under the banner of Theatre of Detail. Starting this month is the Calendar Girls Project a year-long online presentation of the work and practice of twelve alumni and tenants of the workshop, culminating in an exhibition early next year. The Theatre of Detail e

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Jan 23, 2015
1 min

DAY 207: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

VISITORS A visitor from a familiar place - the not so distant past. 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 representatio

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Sep 28, 2014
2 min

A FINE POSSESSION

I visited The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney over the weekend to see A Fine Possession – Jewellery & Identity; it was a spectacular and dramatic exhibition of jewellery from antiquity to present contemporary collections. It was thrilling to see a piece of mine placed amongst many contemporaries I admire, and it was equally profound to see it within a lineage of jewellery from a range of makers, cultures, and periods in time. Being a craftsperson in a contemporary art context can

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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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Aug 4, 2014
1 min

DAY 35: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

WINTER EVE Still, cold night as the darkness sets in, and the folk hide behind closed doors. 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 o

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Jul 23, 2014
1 min

DAY 23: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

MELBOURNE @ NITE ART Cityscape, clear and crisp at night, with the soft rhythm of traffic soothing. 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 cre

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Jul 22, 2014
1 min

DAY 22: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

6' OF SEPARATION Connected here and there, we are living in a small world, on thin ice. 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 aut

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Jul 16, 2014
1 min

DAY 16: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

INTO THE ROOM As we move through space and time, do we really see or notice this place? 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 aut

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Jul 14, 2014
1 min

DAY 14: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

WINTER - STAYING IN From ceiling to floor, this is where we are for now: temporaray home. 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 a

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Jul 10, 2014
1 min

DAY 10: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

KELVIN'S Aimlessly searching for something in the moment just before days end. 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 re

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Jul 9, 2014
1 min

DAY 9: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

HOME COLLECTION #1 Portraits from scraps of lives unknown, lived and yet to be: time marches on. 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 creati

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Jul 8, 2014
1 min

DAY 8: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

STEWART MACFARLANE Uncomfortable space - awkward gazes, voyeuristic quest. 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 repres

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Jul 7, 2014
1 min

DAY 7: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

AQUARIUM Fish glide in water chasing their tails: a cat is patiently waiting.. 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 re

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Jul 6, 2014
1 min

DAY 6: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

3.36PM SUNDAY Winter afternoon the sunlight is sliding down the sky as birds fly. 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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Jul 5, 2014
1 min

DAY 5: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

Home Night time is calling as cats stalk their prey while we stay inside hiding. T'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 4, 2014
1 min

DAY 4: IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST…

Nighttime Cats in windows as people lie low in shadows while the moon looks on. 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 1, 2014
2 min

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project. 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. In the West we live in a highly mediated society where the online world can be argued as replacing a more authentic, tactile one. We constantly upload photos and amass ubiquitous objects to val

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May 11, 2014
1 min

RELIC #13 [from These Moments Existed]

Jewellery should be documented on the body, it is wearable after all and yet I rarely do it. Now that I have, I am really quite pleased with how it has turned out - despite the iron gaze of my model. Placing it on the body has also given a good impression of the scale and gives viewers the opportunity to see the piece as it's meant to be worn. #forboys #forgirls #art #littlethings #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #contemporaryjewellers #craft #jewellery #love #photos #

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