ABOUT LOOSE LEAF STUDIO
Loose Leaf Studio is founded by artists Wona Bae and Charlie Lawler, specialise in experiential and concept-driven installations. Using a language of texture and reduction their immersive and sculptural artworks explore the connections between people and nature.
Bae and Lawler’s large-scale installations encourage an interaction and participation, blurring the line between art and the viewer. Their public art projects take their philosophy beyond the context of the traditional gallery, exploring the role of nature and its interaction with the built environment.
Through their work Bae and Lawler can better understand the importance of the human-nature relationship, which has been impacted over time by human activity. By facilitating a meaningful reconnection with natural systems, this bond can be both preserved and respected.
Loose Leaf's commissions include a number of notable arts, cultural and business brands and organisations such as Heide Museum of Modern Art, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Arts Centre Melbourne, Rolex, COS, Google, Emirates, Denfair, Australian Open and Tourism Victoria. Their work has appeared on ABC's Gardening Australia, in The Age Spectrum, T Magazine - New York Times, DesignBoom, Yellow Trace, Cereal, Monocle, Condé Nast Traveler, Icon Design (Italy), ELLE Décor (Spain), The Telegraph (UK), The Sunday Times (UK) and Grand Designs Australia.
Current Solo Exhibitions
2019 En Route, Heide Museum of Modern Art. Melbourne, Australia
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 Primitive Matter, Backwoods Gallery. Melbourne, Australia
2017 Little Creatures, See You Soon Gallery. Tokyo, Japan
2016 Monstera, Koskela Gallery. Sydney, Australia
Selected Major Collaborations
2019 Empire by RONE, Burnham Beeches. Victoria, Australia
Selected Art Projects
2019 Fossil. Melbourne, Australia
2019 Amplifier. Melbourne, Australia
2019 Proximity, Establishment Studios. Melbourne, Australia
2017 Hover Wreath Series, Ongoing Project. Australia, South Korea, Japan, UK
Selected Public Artwork Commissions
2019 Hover Wreath, Festival of Independents. Flinders Quarter, Melbourne, Australia
2018 Everlasting, Tramsheds. Sydney, Australia
2018 Floral Cloud, Tramsheds. Sydney, Australia
2018 Lines, Presented by Creative Victoria at MFW. Australia
2017 Free Fall, Flora Festival. Córdoba, Spain
(Winner Bronze Award)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Futures, Hyper Contemporary. Melbourne, Australia
2019 Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards / Melbourne, Australia
(Winner Yering Gallery Award)
2019 Galaxy, A.G.M. Expo ‘19, Meat Market Stables / Melbourne, Australia
2018 Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards / Melbourne, Australia
(Winner RACV Sculpture Award)
2018 Ancestor I, Collingwood Arts Precinct / Melbourne, Australia
2017 Life After, Presented by Creative Victoria at MFW. Melbourne, Australia
2016 Swarm Trap, Nishi Gallery / Canberra, Australia
2013 3D Sustainability, Yarra Sculpture Gallery / Melbourne, Australia
Permanent Collections
Heide Museum of Modern Art. Melbourne, Australia