Asymptote: Olive Gill-Hille

Throughout the exhibition, Gill-Hille showcases her command of sculptural form and intuitive woodwork with organic, expressive carved shapes using the textures and natural qualities of native Australian timbers sourced from already fallen trees. The reduction in logging in future years combined with the effects of deforestation mean that each work is an act of preserving and honouring this diminishing resource.

Olive Gill-Hille is a multidisciplinary artist and designer born in Perth, WA, in 1994. She relocated to Melbourne to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2015) specialising in sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts. During this time, she became interested in the utilitarian aspect of furniture and wanted to apply abstract and artistic concepts to practical objects. To develop skills in making, she undertook an associate degree in design (furniture) at RMIT University (2018). Gill-Hille aims to create pieces that transform furniture into involved and unconventional works of art. The designer’s experimental structures often reference the human body and adapt shapes and forms from the natural environment, developing a narrative surrounding the artworks while drawing inspiration from the material's history and her own working environment.