Sarah, Elson

Artist Statement

I am an Australian artist who has pursued an interest in traditional metalsmithing and its use incontemporary visual artspractice for 30 + years. My work examines the nature of preciousness and the preciousness of nature. Transience,ephemerality, sensuality, and reciprocity are key words in my practice - so too an understanding of community, relationships, and the entanglement of life. The act of making for me is a meditation on growth; realized through the fluid potential of a medium often perceived as static. I work with repurposed nonferrous metals sourced from redundant currency, old electrical cables, and jewellery from failed relationships. These metals are cast into forms from nature that speak of resilience and protection and are often articulated to create movable parts.

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Sarah, Elson

Selection of Works

Pull the earth around me 5 (on the body) Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 155 x 155 x 80 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit Rob Frith

Pull the earth around me 5. Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 155 x 155 x 80 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

Pull the earth around me 2, Neckpiece. Materials: recycled copper, silver and gold Dimensions: 220 x 380 x 70 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

Fuck Cluster 3 Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 90 x 110 x 40 mm Year: 2022 Photo Credit Sarah Elson

Pull the earth around me 7, ring. Materials: recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 25 x 40 x 15 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

Vale Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 200 x 180 x 20 mm Year: 2025 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

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Pull the earth around me 5 (on the body) Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 155 x 155 x 80 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit Rob Frith

Pull the earth around me 5. Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 155 x 155 x 80 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

Pull the earth around me 2, Neckpiece. Materials: recycled copper, silver and gold Dimensions: 220 x 380 x 70 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

Fuck Cluster 3 Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 90 x 110 x 40 mm Year: 2022 Photo Credit Sarah Elson

Pull the earth around me 7, ring. Materials: recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 25 x 40 x 15 mm Year: 2024 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

Vale Materials: Recycled silver and copper Dimensions: 200 x 180 x 20 mm Year: 2025 Photo Credit: Rob Frith

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