Today is the 1st of August… I have 17 days until …
Nest
Stories in rope and clay
“Today I bring inside the heavy brown rope and start to pull it apart
It is thick with dirt, dust and oil. It holds a story of work.
It is rugged and strong, like an old farmer who has spent his life in the fields…”
These nests have been woven from rope and formed in clay.
Fragile containers for hope:
an invocation for
shelter, security and safety
for all.
This work is my response to her experiences as a community artist, bearing witness to stories of trauma that flow from or lead to the loss of a home, a safe space, a community.
“If only rebuilding a home, a community, a future was as simple as twisting some found rope and reclaimed copper…”
Hope is a fragile thing, so easily lost sight of in the barrage of media and world events. But it is “the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” (Emily Dickinson)
Opening Wednesday 17th August 6 – 9pm
Runs 17th August – 3rd September
Hours Wed – Sat 12 – 5pm
at
Rubicon ARI
Level 1/ 309
Queensberry Street
North Melbourne
VIC 3051 Australia
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Please come and join me at the opening on Wednesday 17th August 6 – 9 pm
