Hindmarsh Prize 2017

HARRIET SCHWARZROCK LIMITLESS
These blown glass tendrils loosely scribe the word
limitless – ascribing a sense of the expansive nature of
human experience, whilst referencing the temporal and
shifting passage of matter in the world.
Harriet Schwarzrock has exhibited nationally
and internationally, and for the last several years
has been working consistently with hot glass
and sculptural forms. limitless is a continuum
of her recent studio explorations, researching
and exploring organic and asymmetrical forms,
interconnectivity and themes of tactile and implicit
human experiences. The components within
her work are most often derived from biological
forms, referencing organic systems as she seeks to
understand how structures and experiences ‘fit’
together.
The mirrored, fluid forms of limitless casts light and
shade. They bend and lean into the surrounding
space. Blown glass tendrils loosely scribe the word
‘limitless’, suggesting a sense of the expansive
nature of human experience whilst referencing the
temporal and shifting passage of matter in world.
Another piece from this body of work, breathe,
won the sculpture prize in the Waterhouse Natural
Science Art Prize in 2014.
Harriet graduated from Sydney College of the Arts
in 1999 with Honours in visual arts, majoring in
glass, after transferring from a science degree. Prior
to graduating, she travelled through North America
visiting renowned workshops and studios, assisting
artists including Laura Donefer and Steven Rolfe
Powell. On her return to Australia, Harriet began
assisting at Denizen Studio, Sydney, working with
many of Australia’s best glassblowers, developing
her skill and technique and finding inspiration and
influence for her own work.
Harriet’s practice is currently based in her backyard,
where she and her partner, glass artist Matthew
Curtis, run a hot glass studio together.
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