Sound is Illuminated

Drawn to exploring the infinite possibilities of porcelain translucency, fine artist and designer Sarah Tracton handcrafts lighting that is luminous, experimental and ethereal. To achieve her lighting’s remarkable diaphanous effect, Sarah honed her artistry at the National Art School in Sydney, developing a unique technique to handcraft architectural clay sheets by pouring porcelain slip on a plaster slab before firing, then heightening the luminous properties of her lighting by adding iridescent colours to the porcelain which results in exquisitely luminous and ethereal translucency when internally lit.

Tracton is a current and 2022 finalist for Australia’s Next Top Designer, which showcases breakthrough concepts shaping the future of design. She has exhibited at Design Fringe, Australian Design Centre and has held solo exhibitions at Abbotsford Convent (2018), Glowing Structures (2022) and Linden Project Space (2023). She is a Good Design Award winner, Circle Awards finalist, AMP Tomorrow Maker, Churchill Fellow, Macquarie Group Emerging Prize People’s Choice winner, and recipient of Creative Victoria’s Creators Fund and the Rupert Bunny Fellowship Special Projects Grant. Her works are held in private collections across Australia and New York.