Student Profile: Liselle Mei

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”5718″ img_size=”300×300″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How long have you been at TBSSS?

I have been coming to TBSSS since January 2018.

Where do you travel from each week?

I travel from Darlinghurst.

What do you do when you’re not sculpting?

I work as a film writer/director. I recently finished my first feature length documentary, Love Opera, about what it takes to be an opera star as young singers in an Australian opera school rehearse for a performance of Carmen. The film has been selected for Cannes Cinephiles and will be released later this year. I also have a love of stills photography – in particular black and white film – and spend a lot of time in the dark room experimenting with old photographic processes.

What made you take up sculpting?

I was drawn to sculpting as a form of tactile, creative expression. Filmmaking can be a very slow, cerebral experience involving many people, with often years spent developing an idea. I find that sculpture allows me to be immediate and expressive. Coming to Wendy’s Wednesday class has really brought me in contact with so many amazing people. I find the whole experience very rewarding and nurturing.

Tell us what you are working on currently…

I am currently finishing a small figurative sculpture of a reclining woman and also experimenting with patinas for my father’s bust.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]