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Lauren Jane Salt

Quick Response Residency

Quick Response Residency

During her residency, Lauren Jane Salt will develop new works that investigate the idea of the body as a vessel of memory, with gesture a form of language that is passed between people, across time and held in material. Clay will be central to this inquiry, approached as both collaborator and recorder. Through sculptural experiments, participatory workshops and research, Salt will consider how embodied actions carry meaning, mark presence and connect people to place and cultural memory. 

About the artist

Lauren Jane Salt is a multidisciplinary artist based in Boorloo (Perth). Her practice approaches material as a site of inquiry, shaped by inherited narratives, tactile processes and mythic resonance. Working primarily with clay and organic matter, she creates sculptural forms that carry the imprint of gesture and story. In 2025, she presented her debut solo exhibition Crossing Portals at Lightworks Gallery, following participation in the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA24) under VOLIM. Salt teaches ceramic sculpture and hand-building at Farmer Street Studio in North Perth, working with a broad range of students, including individuals with diverse abilities.


Supporters

PICA’s Studio Program is supported by PICA’s Art Ambassadors.