Group Show - Sweet Salad
Alta Forma presents: SWEET SALAD, featuring Molly Cook, Leah Muddle, Nani Puspasari and Warisa Somsuphangsri.
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 variously exploring the worlds of art and artists, everyday life, plants and animals.
SWEET SALAD will open to the public on Wednesday the 27th of November at 11am. Opening Celebration: Saturday 30 November 3-5pm. All welcome.
This exhibition will run until December with an extra day on Sunday the 22nd from 12-3pm for any last minute holiday season gift purchases. We will be sending out more information about our catalogue of available works shortly in the meantime a selection of artwork is available to peruse on our COLLECT page.
SWEET SALAD
27 November — 22 December 2024
at Alta Farma Gallery
Suite G07/620
St Kilda Road,
Naarm/Melbourne, 3004
VIC, Australia
Free admission
Wed – Friday: 11am – 3pm
Saturday 12 – 3pm
and by appointment
Event link | ig.@_altaforma_ | Online Catalogue
The Artist
LEAH MUDDLE
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.
ig. @milly_still
MOLLY COOK
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.
ig. @molly_cook
NANI PUSPASARI
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.
@designani
WARISA SOMSUPHANGSRI
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.
ig. @warisas
My work
Who Let’s the Dog Out is a playful yet reflective collection of ceramic sculpture candle holders that explores the raw and unfiltered expression of emotions. Each piece embodies the act of “letting it out” – mirroring the way dogs instinctively express joy, excitement, or frustration. These sculptures capture distinct abstract emotions, capturing moments when we all wish we could bark, howl, or simply let loose. Each candle holder holds a flame, symbolising the inner light of our emotions. As the candles burn, to connect with our own feelings, reminding us that it’s healthy and freeing to "let it out" sometimes. This collection offers a space for reflection, urging us to embrace our emotions and find light in being true to ourselves.
Photos by Nani Puspasari
CHASING SHADOWS, BURNING BRIGHT
Earthenware, glaze
11 x 20 x 8cm
BARK AT THE MOON
Earthenware, glaze
9 x 11 x 9cm
RUFF AROUND THE EDGES
Earthenware, glaze
10 x 15 x 4cm