Hiraeth.

The term Hiraeth is derived from the Welsh words hir ("long") and aeth ("pain" or "longing"), often described as a presence of absence.

The Hiraeth Space at Imperfecta is 1/3 live gallery, 1/3 evolving installation and 1/3 a home that never was. As an Italian immigrant that settled in the United States 20 years ago after almost 10 years in Australia, I cannot easily describe what "home' means. What are its flavour and smell? What its sound? Who's left inside?

Alongisde marvellous artworks from Imperfecta artists, my Hireath is filled with memories - a past time that I long to re-inhabit, even if for only a day. You will find my grandfather's typewriter alongside childhood memories of afternoons spent in his studio, day dreaming. In a corner you may notice the chandelier that used to be in my mum's bedroom, as well as furniture from my family's home. There are abandoned umbrellas that I picked from Milan's street in my 20s, a beatup radio player that I used for my vynil records as a teenager and red brocade that has been in my family for several generations. Ask me and you will discover that each object has a story and a longing for a time that is and is not.

If a piece inside Hiraeth has a number, then it is available for adoption. The rest is there for you to enjoy. Be gentle with all items and please touch only wit your eyes. Here's a list of what is currently available for purchase at Hiraeth:

No Lady (Daria Loi); gold leaf, acrylics on canvas. 10x10”; $ 250
I See Tomorrow (Jacqueline Myers-Cho); fabric, stretcher bars, 9x9", $ 125
Lucky You (Paola Zakimi); Acrylics on wood. 6.5x4”; $ 180
You have the intuition (Daria Loi); acrylic, paper, racoon penis bone, crackling, metal, 16" x 12" x 1"; $ 490
Number 5 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 9x6.5 framed; $ 250
Big Purple Bird (Francesca Loi), air dry clay, silk, polymer clay, corriedale, wire, metal pins, 13x7x2”; $ 1,250
Nocturna (Paola Zakimi); Acrylics on wood. 13x10.5”; $ 450
Mrs Rabbit (Marco Calvi); ink on paper; 13.75x9.75”; $ 700*
Number 9 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 6.5x5.5; $ 150
Creature - Ceremonia (Paola Zakimi); ceramics, glaze, 4.5" tall; $ 98
Aussie Hanger (Burke Muller); palm twined with coconut trash; $ 215
Number 12 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 6x5.5; $ 150
Container (Imperfecta Collection); Ceramic, sider raku; $ 42
Small Pink Bird (Francesca Loi); air dry clay, silk, organdie, velvet, cotton, filling, wire. 8.5x6.5x2”; $ 880
Number 15 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 9.5x7.5; $ 300
Number 16 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 9.5x8; $ 300
The Raven Calls (Jacqueline Myers-Cho); fabric from artist's drawing and mixed fibers, 24x17”; $ 450
Number 18 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 10.5x8.5; $ 300
Number 19 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 7.5x6; $ 200
Number 20 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 3.5x4.5; $ 150
Small Bird with Flowers (Francesca Loi); clay, silk, organdie, velvet, cotton, flowers, wire. 7.5x7.5x2”; $ 880
Flor de Enero (Paola Zakimi); Ceramic Plate, underglaze painting, 7” dia; $ 120
Number 23 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 6.5x8”; $ 250
Number 24 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 5x4.5”; $ 150
Green Pixie #2 (Pupillae); Paper clay, silk, canvas disk, 10.5cm dia; $ 130
Distorted reflections (Amelia Johanssen); Ceramics; 100% proceeds to Imperfecta Arts Collective; $ 220
Eyelandscape (Amelia Johanssen); Ceramics; 100% proceeds to Imperfecta Arts Collective; $ 220
Pensamiento Retrato (Paola Zakimi); Ceramic, underglaze, 7” dia; $ 120
She stole the sun to light the dark (Jacqueline Myers-Cho); mixed fibers. 19x18”; $ 400
Tres Marias (Paola Zakimi); Acrylics on wood, 6.5x4”; $ 190
Number 31 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 5.5x7.5”; $ 200
Number 32 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 9x7”; $ 250
Melancholy revealed (Julie LIger-Belair); collage, found object, ceramic, tin, acrylic paint, 9x9x1.5"; $ 480
Number 34 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 7.5x6.5”; $ 200
Hermaphroditus (Marco Calvi); engraving on plexiglass, 3x12"; $ 380
Give it voice (Kelli Cooper); Acrylic on cradled board, 9x12”; $ 250
Block n. 4 (Marc Sirinsky); Inkjet print on polypropylene on wood block, set into 3 inch wood frame; $ 100
My ride or die (Kelli Cooper); Acrylic on cradled board, 9x12”; $ 250
Mr Rabbit (Marco Calvi); ink on paper; 13.75x9.75”; $ 700*
Inward Bound (Jacqueline Myers-Cho); fabric, stretcher bars; 8x8"; 100% to Arts Collective; $ 100
Number 41 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 7.5x 5.5”; $ 200
Number 42 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 7.5x 5.5”; 200
Creature - Ceremonia (Paola Zakimi); ceramics, glaze, 4.5" tall; $ 98
All your promises, Judah (Daria Loi); mixed media, 13x17x1.5; $ 380
Big black Bird (Francesca Loi); Air dry clay, silk, flowers, corriedale top, wire, metal pins, 13x7x2”; $ 1,250
Of course you’ll be promoted (Daria Loi); Mixed medial, 16x8x0.75"; $ 490
Portrait of a girl at night, in summer (Paola Zakimi); Acrylics on wood. 10.5x8.5”; $ 300
I see you (Jacqueline Myers-Cho); fabric, stretcher bars, 6x6"; $ 75
Red Boots (Jacqueline Myers-Cho); foam clay , paint, varnish, 6 1/2x3"; $ 60
The Sound of Lemons (Daria Loi); ink, acrylic, vellum, glass, paper, old perfume, snails. 10x10.5x2"; $ 395
Holmegaard vase (Imperfecta Collection); Danish MCM, Per Lutken,) signed & dated 1959; 4x4x10.5”; $ 180
Analysed #2 (Daria Loi); Mixed Media, 5x5x7"; $ 310
Pedalling through sadness, as one (Daria Loi); antique container and mixed media, 9x13x7"; $ 660
Just.Do.Not. (Daria Loi); Vintage doll and mixed media, 6x13x5"; $ 490
Number 55 (Dan Barry - Imperfecta Collection); Mixed Media, 4x6”; $ 150
The Burrowing (Daria Loi); mixed media on vintage photograph, antique frame, 20x16x1" SOLD
Wilbur (Steve Eichenberger), "cast stone" 2.5x2.5x4.25”; $ 110
Oscar (Steve Eichenberger), "cast stone" 5.5x3x4.25”; $ 140
Analysed #1 (Daria Loi); mixed media,. 5" x 5" x 7"; $ 290