Light Colour Landscape

In ‘Light Colour Landscape’, Angela Hayes presents ceramic works that are poised at the intersection of sculpture, design, and landscape. Drawing inspiration from the geometry and texture of inner-city architecture, Hayes sculpts architectonic vessels whose sharp forms echo the city’s linear order, while expressive glaze treatments capture ephemeral phenomena: light breaking through fog, moths brushing against masonry, or shadows drifting across bluestone lanes. These quiet, unexpected moments serve as metaphors for resilience and beauty within the overlooked spaces of everyday life, where the organic quietly asserts its presence against the imposed.

Hayes’ practice is grounded in both fine arts and landscape architecture, disciplines that shape her formal language and conceptual clarity. Based in Melbourne, she combines technical precision with a deep sensitivity to material and place. Her reinterpretation of the pouring vessel—a form steeped in human history—allows her to investigate function and form through clean lines, geometric play, and expressive surfaces. In ‘Light Colour Landscape’, Hayes’ ceramic sculptures become meditative objects that reflect the rhythms of a world in flux, echoing the larger themes of the exhibition: light, colour, and the ever-shifting contours of the Australian landscape.