Lisa Higgins
Artist statement
Much of my work is material led referencing what has gone before and reinterpreting this through material choice and abstraction of familiar forms.
Bio
Lisa Higgins moved to New Zealand from the UK in 2003 and graduated with an Advanced Diploma (Jewellery) from Hungry Creek Art & Craft School in 2012.
Lisa received the ‘NZ Jewellery Manufacturers Federation Award of Excellence’ in 2011, ‘Best in Show Graduate Award’ in 2012 and ‘Fingers Graduate Award’ in 2013. In 2014 she co-curated RE: (A Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition) showcasing the work of 7 emerging artists and in 2015 completed a 2-year mentorship program (Handshake2) with internationally renowned sculptor Cal Lane.
Handshake7 at Gallery Marzee
The Exhibition Climbing up the industrial iron staircase to our final Handshake7 exhibition on the second floor of Gallery Marzee in the Netherlands, I am greeted by a narrow gallery with twelve rectangular tables. Standing to attention in a linear row, they are...
The pursuit of efficiency will drain your life of meaning* series 2022
*Oliver Burkeman, Sam Harris podcast #289 Time management for mortals approx 22:29 minutes I’m interested in how we experience, value and record time. As a social medium adornment has the potential to act as catalyst, conduit and communicator in this realm. I invited...
A Stitch in Time 2022
Spending time with a material that is bound for landfill might seem futile, or the conscious act of repair. Producing something that sits lightly on the body but holds a silent heavy narrative. A small act of personal activism in uncertain times. This work developed...
Reflecting on the Estela Saez workshop
I love loose organic forms. I like detailed moments. I like to cut and fold. Attending Estela’s workshop was such a gift and a wild journey. I with both feet did the assignments with full commitment and reckless abandon. The outcomes were not all good, but they were...
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