Alta Forma presents: SWEET SALAD, featuring Molly Cook, Leah Muddle, Nani Puspasari and Warisa Somsuphangsri.
27 November - 22 December, 2024
A burst of small world energy…
Alta Forma is delighted to present its final exhibition for 2024, SWEET SALAD features new work by Naarm based artists Molly Cook, Leah Muddle, Nani Puspasari and Warisa Somsuphangsri. SWEET SALAD is a burst of small world energies that celebrate intimate, humorous and delicate moments and gestures across ceramics, textiles and photography.
SWEET SALAD will open to the public on Wednesday the 27th of November at 11am.
Opening Celebration: Saturday 30 November 3-5pm. All welcome.
About the artists:
Molly Cook completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (with Honours) at The Victorian College of the Arts in 2009. Since graduating she has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Naarm/Melbourne and Australia including TCB Art Inc, Rearview, Seventh, Nabe Studios, Daine Singer, Stockroom and Sawtooth. Molly works predominantly with found objects, recycled art works, and an expanded drawing practice. Her mixed media artworks contain sculptural structures, ceramics, brightly drawn/painted elements and flowers. The work explores ideas of feminism and the role of the mother. They are intentionally playful and blur the lines between art and craft and the role of woman as maker.
Leah Muddle is a poet, visual artist and retail worker. She is a graduate of Visual Communication at RMIT University and has a Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing from Melbourne University. From 2005 to 2018 she was co-owner of Milly Sleeping boutique, for which she curated a program of non-commercial exhibitions. An off-shoot - Milly Arcana - remains online as a home for Leah's textile and paper objects/ephemera. Leah’s work explores art, artists and artworks, relations and continuums, treasuries, puzzles and mysteries.
Nani Puspasari, a visual artist. She holds a design degree from Swinburne University and a Master of Fine Arts from RMIT. Her work spans installation, sculpture, illustration, painting, and ceramics, exploring themes of identity, memory, and cultural hybridity. She is a finalist in the 2024 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, the North Queensland Ceramic Awards, the 2023 Muswellbrook Art Prize and Hornsby Art Prize. Nani’s work is deeply rooted in storytelling, delving into themes of childhood memories, identity, migration, and cultural hybridity. She captures a broad range of emotions—from innocence to sorrow—reflecting the intricacies of human experience. Inspired by the vibrant pop culture of Asia and the bold design aesthetics of the West, her art explores how cultural influences shape our sense of belonging and self-perception.
Warisa Somsuphangsri is a ceramicist and arts worker specialising in communications in university-based arts organisations. Her craft-based practice has led her to participate in exhibitions and craft markets, including at George Paton Gallery, Federation Square, Craft Victoria, and Finders Keepers. Warisa holds a Master of Arts Management and a Bachelor of Creative Arts from the University of Melbourne. Warisa predominantly works with porcelain producing small, hand built pieces. Her work features hand drawn illustrations and incorporates a textural play of thread and yarn. Combining both functional and decorative elements, Warisa’s small, tactile porcelain works range from vessels, vases and dishes to jewellery.