Holistic Therapy 7

Inspired by holistic therapy, my practice intends to awaken non-reactive awareness and healing, through meditative creative process such as lampworking and Chinese calligraphy.
My mark making like, organic, gestural glass forms reflect the engagement of external hand manipulation and internal inhalation and exhalation, which also reflects the materiality cycle of glass—softening, melting, condensing, distorting and hardening. Some hollow glass forms are filled with aromatic essence, it adds another level of sensory experience to the pieces, which are also the evidence of my breath and body movement. The homeopathic scent diffuses through the cork stoppers, evokes a sense of calming and soothing, encourages a space for healing.

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Wu is an emerging artist base in Adelaide who was born and raised in China. Wu spent her early years in her home city Dongguan, Hong Kong and London, where cultivated her multi cultural and linguistic background.

Inspired by her aromatherapy training in Hong Kong, she goes on the journey of healing through meditative making and sensory experience in the creative process. With strong interest in art as therapy, Wu’s exploration is to help her understand her female body, her diverse cultural identity, her path of migration as well as her childhood memory.

Wu’s practice has a focus on contemporary jewellery and sculptural object making by using glass, silicone, stone, ceramic, metal and found object, through various crafting skills such as lamp-woking, moulding and casting, metalsmithing and stone caving.

Wu graduated from Master of Design program (Contemporary Art) University of South Australia (2019), where she was awarded the FELTspace Graduate Award. Wu is also the winner of 2021 SALA festival City Rural Emerging Artist award and the recipient of the Canberra Glassworks (ACT) Graduate In Resident 2021. Her graduate works were selected by the Helpmann Graduate exhibition and she was shortlisted in MilanoVetro-35 Glass Prize (2020) in Italy and National Emerging Art glass Prize (2020) in Australia.

Wu's studio is situated in Fleurieu Arthouse in the beautiful wine region at McLaren Vale in Fleurieu Peninsular.