Dream Gardens

Jewellery for the wall & wearable sculpture

Client: Aratoi Museum of Art and History,
Dream Gardens 2024–25

Project: A second group exhibition alongside my two collaborators at Aratoi in Masterton, Wairarapa. I created multiple sculptural pieces in upcycled metal and contributed to the design of the exhibition space. I also enjoyed the opportunity to create the branding and publicity for the show, including large scale posters, postcards and online marketing. The show was successfully adapted for display at Katherine Mansfield House in Wellington after the Aratoi season.

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A vertical blue banner on a wooden wall displays the title "Dream Gardens" with the names Keren Chiaroni, Emily Efford, and Cathrine Lloyd, along with dates from November 7, 2024, to March 2, 2025.
Book cover titled 'Dream Gardens' with a blue background resembling an underwater scene, framed with white decorative edges, featuring the authors Keren Chiaroni, Emily Efford, and Cathrine Lloyd, and the event dates from November 7, 2024, to March 2
A promotional pamphlet for an event called Dream Gardens, featuring the names Keren Chiaroni, Emily Efford, and Cathrine Lloyd, with the date 7 Nov 2024, on a wooden surface.
A metallic sculpture resembling a plant with leaves and stems inside a glass dome, set on a wooden base, with metallic chains scattered on the black surface around it.
Decorative string of silver and blue ornaments hanging against a dark wall.
Projection of a lush forest scene with trees, plants, and a waterfall into a room with a decorative arch and dark walls.
A decorative metal artwork featuring a bird, possibly a grouse, in front of a painted blue sky with a moon, surrounded by abstract metal designs and embedded with small metal beads, mounted on a black and green fabric background.
Metal lantern shaped like a flower, hanging from a chain with a black background.
A decorative metal wall art piece featuring a stylized dolphin and an abstract background with ocean and sky elements.