Vessels & Heads

Funaki Gallery presents new works from acclaimed German maker Peter Bauhuis. These new works comprise vessels and jewellery that examine states of being both physical and metaphorical, from the confluences of metal alloys to the shifting play of dubious archaeological narratives that underpin Bauhuis’s ideas.

With a selective library of forms – tri-legged, squat or tall vessels; solid, chunky, chains, ‘blobs’ reminiscent of fungi, stones – Peter brings decades of technical mastery and intuition to bear, making each new work entirely unique. Sometimes painstakingly building up a complex internal structure through which a molten metal outer skin will flow, sometimes working directly with prepared moulds, he results of these lost wax castings reveal the characteristics of metal in an entirely fresh way. Some of the works in this exhibition come from Peter’s residency through March and April this year, at Melbourne’s Fundere Foundry.