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 An exhibition by jeweller Dougal Haslem February 1 - March 12, 2011 ‘Will that piece move on its own accord when I look away?’ Dougal Haslem’s debut solo exhibition, The Turtle and the Merman at Pieces of Eight Gallery is a menagerie of absurd and mechanical creatures. They are pure creations of the imagination- whimsical, eccentric and entirely original in concept and form. Exquisitely handcrafted, Haslem has made it his intention to deconstruct/reconstruct found mechanical objects such as small clocks to breath life into a collection of his very own anthropomorphic and zoomorphic miniature characters. Utilising both found material and traditional gold and silversmithing techniques, Haslem explores the possibilities of human interaction with miniature objects and jewellery in surreal and humorous ways. He is particularly interested in robotics and the cyborg and has spend several years developing this body of work. Most recently it became the focus of his Master of Fine Art at RMIT University (2008-9). The finished pieces themselves are a hybrid between stasis and mobility, they look like little machines that do not perform a function but are full of personality and evoke a reaction of intrigue and curiosity in the viewer. Preview:
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