Re:Form

 A curated intersection of material, memory and method.

 Emma Gartside, Greg Holland, Pimped Denim Collective

Inglewood Community Neighbourhood House

Re:Form brings together a diverse range of practices — wirework, chain mail garments, upcycled denim, and printmaking — under a shared investigation of transformation and identity. Each medium carries its own language, yet through curation, they begin to speak across boundaries: hard and soft, old and new, functional and expressive. This exhibition explores how artists reform not only materials, but also narratives — shaping worn denim into new structures, weaving wire into stories about our changing landscape, turning everyday materials into wearable armour, and imprinting memory through mark-making. While the methods vary, a common thread emerges in the impulse to reclaim, to repair, and to resist disposability in both form and meaning.

Emma Gartside is based out of Inglewood. She has been creating custom, chainmail-based jewellery for a number of years and has recently begun operating under the business name of Ferric Moon. Her work combines the concepts of fine art jewellery with industrial materials and strength. This dichotomy is explored through finely woven designs created with stainless steel wire, hand wound and cut into individual rings, which are then woven into each other to create immensely strong and beautiful works.

Greg Holland To poor, but honest parents Greg Holland was born and bred in Buronga, NSW.  At age 15 he left the academic High School to study at the recently developed Mildura Technical School art department. 3 years there provided an introduction to most 2D and 3D practices. Then it was off to Bendigo CAE for 3 years, majoring in painting, drawing and photography. The next 2 years were spent in Melbourne’s VCA attending Post Graduate studies in painting. In 1984 Greg secured a job producing graphics for the then fledgling computer games industry. During this period he was occasionally employed as a courtroom artist by Channel 7 Melbourne. When Daughter No.1 arrived Greg moved to Hepburn Springs, Vic and transformed a warehouse into a home, studio and gallery space named G.A.S. Gallery. He worked as a house painter and a postie but continued his art practice. A son was born 10 years later. He now lives in Inglewood, Vic. still painting and making prints