SAVA presents: Some Assembly Required, a mixed media art exhibition by Perth Artist Sioux Tempestt & Italian Artist Eleonora Gugliotta. A joint exhibition at SAVA ART (Shenton Park) exploring how existing images, objects, materials and traces can be transformed through artistic intervention.
Both of their practices begin with something already present: an image, object, body, place, discarded material or trace of an action. Through photography, painting, drawing, assemblage and mixed-media processes, these elements are shifted, obscured and reconfigured. Their original identities are not completely erased. Traces of their previous use, context or reality remain visible even as artistic intervention changes how they are perceived and valued.
The title refers to both the physical construction of the works and the way viewers encounter them. Meaning emerges as audiences connect fragments, recognise what remains and assemble their own interpretations. The exhibition asks how intervention and context can transform the meaning, identity and value of what already exists, where art begins, and how much of a material’s former life remains within what it becomes. Across both practices, visitors will encounter painted and stitched textiles, cast and altered objects, assemblage, photography, drawing, installation and sculptural works. The work is contemporary, experimental and unexpected.
Sioux Tempestt is a contemporary artist with a background in visual communication. Her practice spans painting, mixed media, sculpture, installation and major public art. She has presented 11 solo exhibitions, delivered public artworks throughout WA and has work held in government, corporate and private collections. Tempestt has been selected for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2027 and was a finalist in the 2026 Dulux Colour Awards and Mandorla Art Award.
Eleonora Gugliotta is an Italian visual artist recently based in Perth. Her practice spans photography, installation, drawing and mixed media, and has developed through exhibitions, awards and institutional projects primarily in Italy and Europe. Her works, often ironic and provocative, explore themes related to memory, experience, and social and relational dynamics. In 2026, her project Artist Profiles: Constructed Identities was selected for Head On Photo Festival and will be presented as part of Some Assembly Required.
SAVA exists to connect all forms of visual art. During the 15 November gallery viewing time, SAVA will host Our Folk who will be holding a ring making workshop where (ticketed) participants can take home their own personalised ring.
