Art Suite
Raku Pitt & Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman, Australia
A union of mechanical parts and natural elements, ‘Ice clock’ is an investigation of the conflict between nature and technology.
Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman studied interior design at RMIT and since 2001 has worked in Melbourne as a set designer, illustrator, photographer, puppeteer and installation artist. She collects matchboxes, seashells, old shoes, suitcases and other receptacles. Raku Pitt is an artist who specializes in both traditional and digital printmaking. A musician at heart, Raku is an accomplished accordion player. They are both avid gardeners and love food. The time in the suite is 20:05, indicating the year the two Australian artist met.