Justin Telfer is a contemporary Australian artist based in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. He works across a range of mediums including textiles, weaving and painting. The impact of emotion and memory on the human psyche are predominant themes that Justin explores through a series of creative processes in his studio, and whilst there is an underlying framework of feelings and ideas, the final form of his work is not always predictable.

With a preference for using materials that are in abundance in his surroundings, Justin often uses whatever he has at hand, or sourced from items that would otherwise go to landfill. Recycled material includes telephone cable, found objects, disused electrical wiring, discarded clothing and paper. By weaving these materials together he creates a powerful visual dialogue that resonates with both the aesthetic and the ethical. The medium is the message – Telfer reminds us the waste we create will remain inextricable from our natural world.

The themes found in Justin’s work are his personal day-to-day responses to the world around him and are contemplative rather than formulaic. In one way it is straightforward, using unlikely materials from what is around him and transforming that into art that articulates Justins’intuitions and insights that cannot be expressed in another way. The works prompt the viewer to reflect the on the cost of progress and the importance of conscious consumption and embedding sustainability in our daily lives.