I Spoke To An Echo: The Jewellery Studio as an Archive of Human Interaction with Material by Teegan Horat

As an RMIT University student, Teegan Horat fell in love with the community in the jewellery studios, a discipline often misrepresented or misunderstood by the public.

Piece of wood and stones Image credit: Photo by Chris Bowes

he jewellery studios hold memories and echos of past students and professors, whose imprints live through materials, tools and techniques utilised by current students. I Spoke To An Echo is a material-led, practice-based research project of the history, people and practice of the RMIT Jewellery Studios. 

Presenting a suite of jewellery pieces exhibited alongside archival photographs and documents, this exhibition uncovers the studio's history to reflect on marks left by past students. I Spoke To An Echo fosters an appreciation of the jewellery studio – one of the few university studios left in Australia – celebrating the space as a site for community, experimentation and material connection.  

Artist bio

Teegan Horat is an early career artist based in Naarm (Melbourne), interested in exploring the memories of both people and objects. Her practice is materially and technically diverse, interrogating the material and sentimental nature of found objects and spaces, and utilising craft processes such as silversmithing, glass, and textiles in the creation of new work. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from RMIT University and a Diploma in Product Design from RMIT TAFE.  

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