Yes, another knitting project using recycled plastic bags......This time its a life size dress for The Edge, an exhibition at the Belconnen Arts Centre of sculptural works by the Canberra region's top emerging and established sculptures.
The brief was to respond to living on the edge, questioning how does place influence us? How does space affect our responses, our actions our dreams? How do we interject ourselves into the universe? How do we live on the edge?
My response was La Nina.
Peruvian fishermen named the extreme weather condition la nina (the girl, the gift giver) because the cold water brought to the South America's coast a flux of marine life which increased the fisherman's catch. Meanwhile on the other side of the world, countries like Australia have experienced severe flooding. Thought to be an effect of global warming, Earth is on the edge of climate change. The garment refers to Peruvian traditional dress, and the net-like knitting alludes to the nets the Peruvian fishermen use to catch the fish.
I have lost count of how many plastic bags I have recycled for this project, but its definitely well into the hundreds....
The exhibition opens on Friday 13 May at 6pm and continues until Sunday 29 May 2011, at the Belconnen Arts Centre.
Come along to see how the twelve selected artists have responded to the topic.
I can't wait to see the photos. You're a genius! And thank you for your lovely comment the other day on my blog. all the best for the exhibition. x
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words - Ill post some images of the exhibition as soon as it opens (this coming weekend) x
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