Kate Durham

'Kate Durham finds both the materials and the inspiration for her art on beaches and the building sites of inner city Melbourne. Bits of metal, old plates, beer cans, and glass bottles are metamorphosed into jewellery. Describing the materials and her creations as "nothing special", Kate sees her pieces as strong statements against the transitory nature of objects in this society. She likes "the approach of African tribes who look at objects in new ways and turn them into decorative things when we are ready to discard them".'