DAY 85: HOUSE CAT

85. 23 SEP 14

Slinking in from the

laundry, chatting to himself

as he comes looking.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 84: LEAVING WORK 6.32PM

84. 22 SEP 14

Here again, at night

just as the sun is dropping

down behind the trees.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 83. SUNDAY

83. 21 SEP 14

Just like any day - 

like any other weekend

the washing is out.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 82. MR WOW

82. 20 SEP 14

Dinner and out with

someone dear from my past as

we hang out and talk.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 81. FRIDAY NIGHT

81. 19 SEP 14

Visiting a friend

while there is so much waiting

to be completed.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 80. COMING HOME

80. 18 SEP 14

Long, long days as work

races along - assisting

artists to connect.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 79. PENNY'S HOME

79. 17 SEP 14

A menagerie

in the living room where all

live in harmony.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 78. LOVE K-MOO

78. 16 SEP 14

Cat waites then welcomes

company after I get

home - away all day.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 77. BIRDS

77. 15 SEP 14

Sun dipping down as

the birds fill the trees, prying

apart seeds for food.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 76: GARDEN

76. 14 SEP 14

With the sun comes new
growth, love and frolicking high
up in the tree tops.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 75: CAT

75. 13 SEP 14

Sleeping, dreaming and
chasing birds into the trees:
it is what they do.


IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 74: BARON VON CHOICE

74. 12 SEP 14

Mainly women cram

in for the spoken word girl

performance now done.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 73: PICK UP TIME

73. 11 SEP 14

They come each day, and

go each day, after many

new pieces are made.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin

DAY 72: BEDROOM BANALITY

72. 10 SEP 14

Four walls, a bed, a

queen-sized doonah, pillows:

day-in, day-out, here.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. 

The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. 

IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representations, starting with digital (moving/still) documentation of my locale that will inform new and tangible, contemporary art jewellery. This daily digital archiving forms part of the research as well as acts as the foundation of the project.

IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will be exhibited at Gray Street Workshop gallery in early 2015. More details about the exhibition will be released closer to the date.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

Created & curated by Sim Luttin

© 2014 Sim Luttin