Hannah’s recent exhibition: “An ordinary kind of ornament” which is currently at Westspace gallery in Melbourne, (hurry the exhibition closes 3 November) focuses on Preciousness, the poetry of transformation through ornamentation. Hannah’s work looks at preciousness within transient moments, her work is temporary, making elaborate and ornate ephemeral installations that defy the traditional ideas of what is valuable. Her work is subtle and quietly exquisite. There is a big element of process rather than end result in her work - hours of work can be swept up in moments - that is what makes this work so amazing.

Hannah Bertram An Ordinary Kind of Ornament

12 October – 3 November 2007, opens Thursday 11 October 6-8pm
Free Artist Floor Talk: Thursday 1 November, 12.30-1.30pm

An Ordinary Kind of Ornament is an installation which transforms dust into an ornamental carpet. At the end of the exhibition, visitors can watch the work being swept away. Its fragile and temporary existence, seeks to shift the value of the work from the concrete object, to the transient realm of experience. Hannah Bertram is represented by Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne.

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