Issues
A silent conversation with Jimmy Poland
Helena Bogucki reflects on her collaboration with Jimmy Poland for
Smile for the embroidery: Abdul Abdullah and DGTMB
Abdul Abdullah talks about his collaboration with Indonesian embroidery workshop DGTMB
Washed ashore: Art works from the Indian Ocean
Gopika Nath mends a life as shells along the Indian Ocean
Discover: Works inspired by found objects
The Indian Ocean has been a region where cultures meet, including the great trading civilisations of Malay, India, Oman, China, Portugal, Netherlands, France and Britain. The shores across the Indian Ocean are strewn with objects from foreign cultures.
Quarterly essay – Ngurra: Finding our way home
Glenn Iseger-Pilkington takes us on a journey to Ngaanyatjarra Country, to work with people whose sense of home seems timeless.
The Nullians
Sharyn Egan reflects on her work Nullians which fossicks settler-colonial history from the turned balga craft objects abandoned in second-hand shops.
Purgatory on the Broome Peninsula: the art of Clare Peake
Gemma Watson considers the quality of time experienced in Broome that is re-created in Clare Peake's ceramics.
Fibre to metal: Mudlark Jilinbirri Metals from Carnarvon
Jilinbirri is the Yamatji word for an Australian bird, also known as the mudlark in Western Australia. It is the title of an exhibition by Yamatji fibre artists whose work was transformed into bronze.
From glass beads to smoke water: Investigating the vocabulary of loss and renewal in the landscapes of the Yilgarn Craton
In seeking to draw the landscape of Yilgarn Craton, Greg Pryor discovers mysteries of reflected light in Western Australia.
Full circle: Tjanpi, Polyglot and FORM’s Manguri Wiltja project
Andrew Nicholls writes about FORM's project with Tjanpi and Polyglot Theatre that discovered the wiltja as a symbol of home.
“Who’s Nalda?” The influence of Eileen Keys and Pantjiti Mary McLean 🎧
Kevin Murray talks with Nalda Searles about the major influences in her artistic development.
Sustainable housing for artists and creatives: A new cooperative model in Fremantle
Koral Ward reports the inspiring new model to support Fremantle's artistic community.
Archipelagos of the decolonised mind: Two Indian Ocean exhibitions
John Matter reflects on Indian Ocean encounters in two exhibitions - In Confidence and Invisible Genres.
Vahana: An Indian-Australian cross-cultural ceramic experience
Bernard Kerr describes the epic production of a 3.5 m high terra cotta horse at the Midland Junction Art Centre by potter Mr Kasirajan from Tamil Nadu
Looking in looking out: Yogic practice and public art in Western Australia
Maggie Baxter writes about two public artworks: 'Spanda' by Christian de Vietre on the new Elizabeth Quay Big Healer made of recycled Peppermint Trees by Lorenna Grant Busselton.
Perth Mosque: A cultural structure strengthening collective identity
Qassim Saad examines the Perth Mosque as a product of Islamic influences in Western Australia.
Call Them Home
Marziya Mohammedali writes about her installation that identifies refugees who have died while held in detention by Australia.
It begins with a pomegranate: Sirjan kilims by Mahjabin Ilkhanipour
Mahjabin Ilkhanipour is a weaver from Sirjan, recently made a World Craft City for Kilim Weaving. She tells the story of her first rug, based on the pomegranate.
Wakuwal: Threads of reconciliation
Peter Botsman's Wakuwal braids together the fibre traditions of Yolngu like Batumbil Burarrwanga with the journey of Irish prisoners to Australia
Ankara print histories alive in the streets of Johannesburg
Belinda Cook explores the revival of home-grown African fashion on the streets of Joburg.
Developing fabric designs at Ikuntji Artists
Chrischona Schmidt recounts the new collections of screen-printed fabrics coming from this creative central Aboriginal community.
Where did all the flowers go? Tamil festivals in Mauritius
Veemanda Curpen finds new Mauritian approaches to constructing floats for Tamil festivals
Baluk Arts: Storied objects tied to Country
Tallara Gray and Neil Aldum talk about the collaboration with Baluk Arts to develop objects that tell powerful life stories for the exhibition In Cahoots.
Batik and tenun as sustainable textiles in East Java
Janet Teowarang interviews Melie Indarto, the owner of KaIND, the sustainable textile in Pasuruan, East Java.
They remember those who do not speak: Madhvi Subrahmanian’s recent ceramic works
Nancy Adajania delves into the map shields of Madhvi Subrahmanian and discovers a sense of place in an interconnected world.
Material culture in Arabia: Bedouin women and the art of sadu weaving
Laila Al-Hamad identifies the austerity of a Bedouin life as the inspiration for Arab design
Her Journey and our empty cups: Fiona Gavino in Escolta
Dayang Yraola traces Fiona Gavino's post-colonial journeys through Manila.
No touching – A curatorial reading of contemporary ceramics on Instagram
Yasmin Masri explores the new genre of ceramics emerging in the medium of Instagram.
From the Top End down: An Adrienne Kneebone story
Kevin Murray talks with Adrienne Kneebone, one of a generation of fibre artists who emerged from the Northern Territory scene in the 2000s.
