Following from the success of her entry Waratah in 2020, Amanda May Lee returned to Paper on Skin this year with another environmentally themed work, Regeneration. Waratah won the Design Eye Creative Major Award of $5000 in 2020.
Nature, manmade nature, and the relationship between them are strong influences on Amanda’s work. This feeds back into another interest – illusions, artifice, and representations. Blurring the lines between real and artificial, Amanda’s work allows detailed studies of natural subjects as well as exploration of structures that are not possible in nature.
Regeneration highlights the increasing frequency and severity of bushfires. Amanda’s design notes emphasise it ‘…is the future we face due to human-accelerated climate change. Inspired by the dramatic return to life that eucalypts display after a tragic burning, Regeneration is both a sombre and hopeful piece.’
Amanda has an Honours Degree in Fashion Design from RMIT University. The focus of her practice now is creating custom handmade statement pieces for special events, decorations and styling. She has an interest in creating bold pieces which transform space and create immersive experiences. Paper is her preferred medium for lightness and malleability.
Materials: Paper (produced from PEFC certified pulp and manufactured with a carbon neutral process), velcro, wire.
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