NAOMI TETTMANN

Naomi Tettmann, one of Melbourne's hottest young couture fashion designers has installed her complex piece 'Dream Hellscape' in the BOX window. The work is a mutilayered dress with a feathered trail and covered in hours of beading which wraps up the walls of the small window space. Having already garnered a reputation with her flamboyant fashion, seen at shows like 'Couture Dreaming' at the 2006 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival earlier this year, Tettmann will soon be flying out to the Museum of Modern Art in Santiago with her partner Ash Keating (who also has an event at Platform on the 1st September just to let you know). So, check out Tettmann's work at BOX before she is poached from abroad (or even worse-Sydney! that's a joke sunnysiders). Evening performance in the BOX and drinks this Thursday 24 August from 6-8pm - 351 Elizabeth Street Melbourne.

YASEMIN SABUNCU

BOX recently played host to two interstate artist shows: The first was from Adelaide-Sydney artist and filmmaker Yasemin Sabuncu. Exploring ideas of modern greed through folk lore, Sabuncu created a light and playful installation about Jack and The Beanstalk with a dark twist. Entitled 'Urban Myths,Fairytales & Propoganda' the work consisted of vinyl cutouts, painting, polyutherane and dirt (see picture above). We had a good turnout for drinks at BOX and Yasemin insisted it was getting harder for her to decide which city to base practice in...Melbourne is now a hot contender! The second show was a brief return from the Match Box Girl, aka Leanne Shedlezki, and her twin sister Naomi. The twins are promoting their Match Box Projects portable gallery that showcase small 2D art works in clear perspex suitcases. Following their success at the Sydney Design 06, we all wish the girls success as they take a collection Australian artists' work to Japan as part of the 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange.