Artists

Sharka Bosakova is a Czech-Australian scenographer and visual artist based in Queensland.

Her practice merges design anthropology with contemporary frameworks, creating transformative, participatory experiences marked by symbolic aesthetics.
She holds degrees in Education, Fashion Design, Theatre Set and Costume Design from Janáček Academy, and Visual Arts with High Distinction (QUT). Her Masters thesis on Chekhov’s The Seagull—recognised as an outstanding dissertation—examined alchemy and symbolism in relation to contemporary issues and human behavioural cycles.

Drawing from Indigenous mythologies, material wisdom, and technological possibilities, her work invites physical engagement and personal transformation. She is inspired by kinetic forms where objects hold multiple functions and appearances, encouraging observers to participate through creative expression.
Her approach is inherently collaborative and interdisciplinary, extending across media, art forms, and publics to create sustainable cultural environments. By taking inspiration from nature in dialogue with contemporary technology, she explores how objects, touch, body, and experience can transcend language barriers.

In Residence at Bundanon

During my Bundanon residency, I will shift my modular magnetic jewellery practice from digital fabrication to site-responsive materiality. Collecting fallen twigs and branches from Bundanon’s landscape, I will process them into refined components embedded with magnets, enabling versatile kinetic assembly. This investigation explores the intersection between technological design principles and traditional craftsmanship, creating a dialogue between my European artistic sensibilities and Australian natural materials. I will document and demonstrate how contemporary modular design applies to organic materials—maintaining wearer authorship while respecting environmental context, completing the full circle from nature’s inspiration back to nature itself.