Additional Info
This piece was part of A Window Takeover exhibition, Hermès Sydney
Hermès invited Melbourne Artist Kate Rohde to design A Window Takeover at Hermès Sydney
Influenced by the transition between art and design, Kate Rohde presents Infinite Rainbow.
Whimsical and intensely colourful resin sculptures and vessels take over the windows and the store, each piece is simultaneously natural, unnatural, and even supernatural!
The profusion of nature, a common theme in Rohde’s work, is apparent from her growing up in the Dandenong Ranges amongst the towering trees and lush landscapes.
The curious will be enchanted. Throughout the store, amongst the intricately detailed creations, icons of the house, the Birkin and Kelly; have been reimagined into playful vases, highlighting the annual theme Astonishing Hermès!
Inside the window awaits a leafy abour; the space has been transformed into a photo-booth, with a throne, a chandelier and where a rainbow of colour runs riot.
This piece is a limited edition item and once sold out, cannot be made to order.
Kate Rohde completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2001. Since then she has become known for her intensely colourful jewellery and sculptural object based practice, nowadays working predominately with resin and hand casting techniques.
Recent exhibitions include Luminous Realms, a solo survey of her work since 2006 at Craft, Magic Object; the 2016 Biennial of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia, 21st Century Heide at Heide Museum of Modern Art, and Obsessed: Compelled to make, at the Australian Design Centre. In 2015 she was a finalist in the Rigg Design Prize at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Other projects include collaborating with Sydney fashion house Romance was Born on their 2010/11 S/S collections Renaissance Dinosaur and 2011 A/W Fruits and Flowers. Her work is held in the collections of several institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia and Bendigo Art Gallery.