Miniature Worlds: In conversation with David Hourigan

Melbourne-based miniaturist David Hourigan delights in the logistical challenges of creating small-scale buildings and objects.
Hourigan’s largest piece to date is a recreation of the Gasworks building on Willis Street in Launceston, commissioned for QVMAG's Miniature Worlds exhibition at the Art Gallery.
Hourigan has created miniatures throughout his life but became a full-time miniaturist five years ago.
"The beauty and interest for me is that you see things in a different way," he said. "When you look at a miniature, you're looking at it from above. You'll see the roof. You'll see things that you'd never see from street view.
"And that's cool - to change that perspective of things that you might walk past every single day."
Read more about the art of David Hourigan at bit.ly/3QlT2EH.
MINIATURE WORLDS
Art Gallery at Royal Park (2 Wellington Street, Launceston)
14 October 2023 - 4 February 2024
www.qvmag.tas.gov.au