Full Description
The Story So Far is the first comprehensive overview of Helen Britton's work published to celebrate the Australian Design Centre's Living Treasure: Masters of Australian Craft award. The book covers over 40 years of Britton's multidisciplinary practice and presents her extraordinary, often colourful and playful works. They evoke childhood memories while also addressing darker aspects of life, leaving the viewer to ultimately find their own meaning within them.
Alongside large-format images of her works and the photographic essay "My Godmother's House" are contributions by Lisa Cahill, Julie Ewington, Barbara Paris Gifford, Katie Scott, and Toni Greenbaum, the artist's own texts, and excerpts from the collected writings of Ted Snell and Robert Cook.
Contents
Introduction 4
Lisa Cahill | Treasures 5
The Story So Far 7
Julie Ewington | Magic 113
Industrial 125
Barbara Paris Gifford | Debris from the Dreams of Our Parents 155
Stories From Elsewhere 163
Katie Scott | First Loves 198
The Rage of Dekoration 203
Toni Greenbaum | Lucky Charms 242
Gardens and Creatures 247
Helen Britton, Robert Cook, Ted Snell | An Imagined Conversation 283
The Archive 289
The Story 305
