Marc Harrison
Marc graduated from The Queensland College of Art/GriffithUniversity in 1991, after studying Interior Design. His practical skills came long before - from working in the boatbuilding industry between 1985 and 1988. In doing that he learnt about timber, metals and plastics.
The husque bowl was created in 2003 and was the result of an Arts Grant he received in 1999, 'Project Dialogue'. For the project he studied semantics in contemporary design, looking for ways to value add to product and create regional meaning. The use of waste macadamia shell was a practical outcome, since its meaning was both a contemporary statement on recycling and also a statement on the value of local origin.
A unique form of recycling: After the macadamia kernels are removed, the discarded shells are milled into fine particles, melded with a polymer, and the final product is formed into beautiful and useful objects.
additional images
