LaserScapes

Nature Matrix (Gemma Haynes + Adam Brown)

Exhibition Dates :
Saturday 6 December 2025 – Wednesday 21 January 2026
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays 9:00am – 3:00pm
Sundays + Public Holidays CLOSED

**Opening Hours Over Christmas / New Year TBC**
CLOSED Saturday 27 December 2025
CLOSED Saturday 3 January 2026

LaserScapes explores the intersection of technology and geometry, merging digital precision with tactile form. Using CNC machinery, sustainably sourced timbers and recycled materials are transformed into wall sculptures of alluring shape and depth.

LaserScapes is an exploratory exhibition that delves into the intersection of intentional design and the beauty of unexpected outcomes. The works presented explore the precision of mathematics and geometry, whilst also playing with the unpredictability of experimentation and chance.  

The pieces in this exhibition are made up of both intentionally designed artworks, and “Accidental Art” – sculptures created from assembled “waste” layers.  The intentional artworks are designed digitally, and then cut using a laser cutter. Each piece is comprised of multiple layers that are then assembled to create a precise and visually refined artwork, the layers providing depth and complexity. 

The unintentional pieces are just as intriguing, yet their creation process is quite different. These pieces are made by combining discarded layers from artworks that haven’t turned out as intended. This can be due to either machine or human error, and the result is a damaged, incorrectly cut, or wrongly sized end layer. When this happens, the ‘waste’ layers are placed aside, and then every so often are brought together and assembled into unintentional artworks. As all of the original designs created are centred around geometry and precision, the waste layers that are then used for “accidental art” still retain a sense of harmony and balance. These unexpected compositions reveal a raw beauty in spontaneity, and offers a powerful reminder of the creative potential in failure and waste.  

These ideas are further explored by the choice of materials used.  The artworks are made from an assortment of sustainably harvested and salvaged timbers, including locally sourced Huon Pine, storm felled Australia Red Cedar, and assorted reclaimed veneers.  As well as using different natural mediums, the artists also embrace the use of upcycled materials such as corflute from political campaigns.

By juxtaposing precision beside imperfection, this exhibition invites audiences to consider the aesthetic and environmental value of reuse, and to engage with digital technology in unexpected, playful ways. We live in a culture that discards with ease, often overlooking the creative potential in what’s been cast aside. By using technology like a laser cutter to transform remnants into engaging artworks, this project sparks new ways of thinking about waste. It shows that beauty can be engineered from the broken and the unwanted—inviting us to see both technology and discarded materials as tools for imagination and innovation.