Presented by Emma van Leest at Little Salon

Converging – a landscape of memory, travel, material and magic

The imagined worlds of artist Emma van Leest and clothing and accessory designer Geneine Honey merge in a new work ‘Converging’. A mythical kingdom, inspired by the desert palaces of Rajasthan, India will adorn the window of Little Salon in Little Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD.

Working from delicate papercuttings she made on her recent travels to India, Emma van Leest will create a rambling multi-layered world of palace walls, secret alcoves and delicate archways. Flitting and wandering through this fantastical space will be characters from Emma’s favourite medieval tales and Mughal court paintings, mingling with creatures from the children’s fables and fairytale forests that Geneine employs in her clothing and accessory range ‘Love’ which is also being exhibited at Design:Made:Trade.
 
Suspended in space and facing the alleyway, passers-by will catch glimpses of this fairytale kingdom, suggesting the hidden treasures inside Little Salon. 

Details

Monday 14 – Thursday 24 July
24 hours

Free admission

Little Salon
Shop 1, 353 Little Collins Street
Melbourne

www.emmavanleest.com
www.littlesalon.com.au

Sponsors & Supporters

John Buckley Gallery

www.johnbuckley.com.au

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through The Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Emma van Leest wishes to acknowledge the generous assistance provided by the Australian Cultural Fund.