Text: Juule Kay
The world is changing, and with it, a new generation of trailblazers is taking over. In our monthly series E-MERGING, we introduce the people adding to the cultural moment with their creative minds, new ideas and unique approaches. It’s a glimpse behind the scenes, a way to dig deeper and look beyond the picture-perfect outcome we’re swamped with every day.
“I’ve always made work all the time,” says Australian artist Leo Costelloe, who moved to London at the age of 19 for the sake of fashion. Many lives later, including a career in flowers, the CSM graduatxe created a magical world of its own, where delicate cutlery and fragile glass bows meet hand-knit sterling silver crowns that make you feel like the princess you really are. Even his sketches look straight out of an enchanted fairy tale.
At first glance, you might connect the sculptural pieces to a big birthday celebration, but they are in fact based on a completely opposite sentiment. “When I capture the work, I’m trying to make it feel lonely or removed in a way,” explains the artist, exploring the transient and sentimental nature of objects. “I’m trying to further the disconnect in the material to make it feel uncanny.” For him, this sort of loneliness in the objects and the diversion in the materials is what makes them interesting.