Rui Kikuchi

Artist statement
In manipulating an abundant material in the human world, such as the PET bottle, my aim is to consider the mundane object and recognise beauty within it. In extending our humility to see a value in these materials, my hope is that we reduce the nonchalant use of goods and that can lead us to experience wonder in the everyday.

All works were created during 2010 and 2011 and are made from PET (polyethylene teraphthalate) disposable beverage bottles and silver and are coloured using synthetic fabric dyes.

Biography
Rui Kikuchi was born in the Japanese city of Kyoto in 1982. She moved to Sydney with her family in 1988 and spent her formative years in Australia.

In 2003 she graduated from the University of Sydney's Sydney College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Visual Arts, majoring in Object Art and Design. After completing her degree Rui returned to Japan and attended the Itami College of Jewellery in Hyogo Prefecture in 2007.

Since 2007 she has exhibited widely mainly in Australia and Japan through solo and groups shows and competitions.

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