Jurisich creates site-specific sculptures using everyday utilitarian materials, often giving them a temporary reprieve from the rubbish; anything she can source in bulk. Materials that on their own are insignificant, but undergo a complete transformation when used en-masse. Things like drawing pins, leis, even cottonbuds. In BIG RED’s case, the plastic used to tie rubbish bags. Over 87.8 kilometres of it to be precise, made into 5,856 15m-long streamers.

Jurisich aims to challenge people by pushing the boundaries of contemporary art, and to facilitate opportunities for them to experience art in a different form. She also wants people to view a space differently to how it is usually, by transforming it into a work of art. She carefully considers the space, the environment and how best it can be used; place her sculptures in a different space and the result would be totally different.

Jurisich exhibited at Sydney’s Sculpture by the Sea in 2007 and has recently installed her work at Brick Bay Sculpture Trail and Waitakaruru Sculpture Park in the Waikato. She has been invited to exhibit in 2008 at the Westcott Bay Sculpture Park, San Juan Island, USA.