Helen Braun

View Helen’s recent exhibition “between the sinister and the sublime” Catalogue here

Melbourne-based sculptor and installation artist.

Helen Braun’s work explores the intricate entwinement of the natural world, where beauty and horror coexist and the sinister meets the sublime. From towering forests to microscopic organisms, her practice reflects a profound engagement with the cycles, fragility, and resilience of nature. Beginning as a ceramic artist at CIT in Melbourne and later completing an Honours degree in Fine Art Sculpture at Monash University, Braun works primarily from her suburban garden studio.

Materiality is central to her creative process, incorporating fine paper parings, printmaking, laboratory glassware, and repurposed materials to craft intricate installation assemblages. Her conceptual works are informed by deep joy, curiosity, and awe of natural systems, translating the textures, forms, and rhythms of the environment into reflective, often ambiguous compositions. Over four decades, Braun has exhibited extensively, consistently engaging audiences with works that juxtapose fragility and strength, wonder and reflection.