APRIL 12 — MAY 11

CURIO

KELLY LARKIN

Solo Exhibition

Lander—Se presents CURIO —the debut solo exhibition by artist Kelly Larkin. A study in light, material, and memory. CURIO is an intimate collection of sculptural works by Mornington Peninsula-based artist Kelly Larkin, inspired by delicate curiosities of the natural world.

Crafted from recycled paper and plaster, these wall sculptures hold traces of daily life—fragments of notebooks, shopping lists, and scrap paper—transformed through a process of folding, layering, and pigmenting. Each sculpture is both sharp and soft, its angular forms shifting like sundials throughout the day, while its surface textured like stone shaped by the sea.

The colours within CURIO trace back to a singular, cherished memory—a ‘perfect day’ spent at sea, where the blues of the coastline, warm sand, sun-bleached boats, and the soft purples and oranges of collected shells imprinted themselves in Kelly’s mind. These hues, now embedded in her CURIO sculptures, evoke the feeling of time suspended—a moment held still.

In this exhibition, Kelly’s works speak to the fragility and endurance of our surroundings—the way elements weather and reshape the landscape, the way light transforms objects, and the way simple materials can hold profound significance. CURIO invites us to look closer, to appreciate the overlooked, and to find beauty in the playful, unfolding details of the everyday.