Meredith Turnbull, Closer, 26 March - 30 June, 2018 at Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne, Naarm/Melbourne

Meredith Turnbull takes a non-hierarchical approach to art making, combining sculpture, photography, decorative objects and jewellery in artworks that invite reflection upon use value and decoration, adornment and excess. In Closer the artist presented an installation of newly commissioned work that responded to the University of Melbourne Art Collection. Turnbull drew from the collection’s eclectic and vibrant holdings of decorative arts to make new forms and display contexts for objects ranging from large-scale wood carvings, glazed earthenware and porcelain to modernist fine art jewellery. Closer engaged with decorative traditions to explore the intersections between visual art, craft and design. Curated by Jacqueline Doughty.