From the 19th of February until the 22nd: CONTOUR: FIBRE FORMS, put together by Agency Project and FUTUREOBJEKT at Melbourne Art Fair.
© Image courtesy of MACAC
Working with curator Shonae Hobson, the exhibition Contour: Fibre Forms, showcases fibre works by artists from remote Arnhem Land community art centres.
“Across these regions, fibre works are shaped by deep relationships to land, kinship, ceremony, and cultural knowledge. Artists draw on inherited understandings of plant materials, seasonal harvesting and fibre preparation, and the use of natural dyes to produce finely crafted mats, baskets, dilly bags, and fish traps, along with works that emerge from artists unique relationships with Country. Weavers carry forward ancestral techniques—harvesting pandanus, preparing fibres, and shaping form—creating objects that are both functional and expressive, and passing this knowledge across generations. From objects used in everyday life and ceremony to works that extend material and conceptual possibilities, the display acknowledges the labour, skill, and cultural knowledge of First Nations weavers, whose practices continue to be sustained and renewed over time.” – Shonae Hobson, Curator
© Shonae Hobson Headshot, Photo by Madena Jaffer, Image courtesy of MACAC
The FUTUREOBJEKT presentation brings together works from Milingimbi Art & Culture, Maningrida Arts & Culture, and Bula’Bula Arts — these art centres provide a vital cultural and social hub where fibre practices are taught, sustained, and renewed within the community.
© Photo by Katrin, Image courtesy of Milingimbi Arts
SOURCE: Agency