Walking the Wire Home - Mary Hacket
Walking the Wire Home is, simply, a steel wire that traverses a space looking for a place to settle. It is an imagining of the perplexing predicament of a bird longing to return home but no longer able to. Instead of returning to the nest where they were born, they must make a new family, and nest, elsewhere. This condition reminds me of an ancient proverb - something about a prophet never being welcome in the town that they were born.
Bio: Mary Hackett is an Australian artist, metalsmith, sculptor and teacher based in Naarm, Melbourne. In 2019, Hackett completed a PhD in Fine Art, Forge, Fire, Quench, which focussed on historical and material agencies of both blacksmithing and sculpture. For her PhD, Mary produced a series of sculptures exploring matter interactions involved in blacksmithing. Mary teaches silversmithing and sustainability in Jewellery and Object Design at Melbourne Polytechnic. She founded Blacksmith Doris, a blacksmithing group for women which, in turn, was the catalyst for the international group, Inclusive Blacksmiths. She has exhibited, written articles, and delivered talks on her research.
Walking the Wire Home is, simply, a steel wire that traverses a space looking for a place to settle. It is an imagining of the perplexing predicament of a bird longing to return home but no longer able to. Instead of returning to the nest where they were born, they must make a new family, and nest, elsewhere. This condition reminds me of an ancient proverb - something about a prophet never being welcome in the town that they were born.
Bio: Mary Hackett is an Australian artist, metalsmith, sculptor and teacher based in Naarm, Melbourne. In 2019, Hackett completed a PhD in Fine Art, Forge, Fire, Quench, which focussed on historical and material agencies of both blacksmithing and sculpture. For her PhD, Mary produced a series of sculptures exploring matter interactions involved in blacksmithing. Mary teaches silversmithing and sustainability in Jewellery and Object Design at Melbourne Polytechnic. She founded Blacksmith Doris, a blacksmithing group for women which, in turn, was the catalyst for the international group, Inclusive Blacksmiths. She has exhibited, written articles, and delivered talks on her research.
Walking the Wire Home is, simply, a steel wire that traverses a space looking for a place to settle. It is an imagining of the perplexing predicament of a bird longing to return home but no longer able to. Instead of returning to the nest where they were born, they must make a new family, and nest, elsewhere. This condition reminds me of an ancient proverb - something about a prophet never being welcome in the town that they were born.
Bio: Mary Hackett is an Australian artist, metalsmith, sculptor and teacher based in Naarm, Melbourne. In 2019, Hackett completed a PhD in Fine Art, Forge, Fire, Quench, which focussed on historical and material agencies of both blacksmithing and sculpture. For her PhD, Mary produced a series of sculptures exploring matter interactions involved in blacksmithing. Mary teaches silversmithing and sustainability in Jewellery and Object Design at Melbourne Polytechnic. She founded Blacksmith Doris, a blacksmithing group for women which, in turn, was the catalyst for the international group, Inclusive Blacksmiths. She has exhibited, written articles, and delivered talks on her research.