Ajar Magazine, edited and curated by Samuel and Ben Cutajar, explores themes of art, design, the built environment and cultural discourse with a focus on a regional reflection of creatives practicing on Kombumerri & Bundjalung country.

Extract from article 'Chelsea Jewell':

In her manifesto, Jewell outlines a series of principles and objectives aimed at advancing her practice and extending its impact on both local and global scales. By prioritizing duration, ritual, and materiality in her studio-based explorations, she seeks to challenge traditional modes of sculptural production and engage with the temporal dimensions of spatial experience. Documenting the accumulations of sculptural material over extended periods of time, Jewell interrogates the viability of scale and form, foregrounding the process of becoming and the ephemeral nature of artistic creation.

Jewell's manifesto also articulates her vision for collaborative engagement and community participation in the artistic process. By de-industrializing fabrication processes and embracing principles of resilience and sustainability, she endeavors to democratize access to artistic production and foster a culture of collective creativity and empowerment. Through dynamic installation methodologies and site-specific interventions, Jewell aims to transform public spaces into vibrant landscapes of memory and possibility, catalyzing moments of wonder and connection in the everyday.'

(courtesy of AJAR Studio, 2024)



AJAR magazine

Volume 3, 2024

Photography by Ellamay Fitzgerald

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work, the land of Kombumerri families of the Yugumbeh Language Region, and I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.