Garland Magazine

The stories behind
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Our latest issue: Regeneration - A partnership between past and future

“Things from before”: Baskets in Gorongosa

Frances Potter reflects on the role of craft in Gorongosa, Mozambique, where life is precarious but memories are long.

The forest on my flesh

Priyanka Jain draws on ancient Sanskrit poetry and Indian miniatures to reflect a contemporary appreciation of our microbial desires. 

The Fidan doll: A bridge between Turkey and Japan

Songül ARAL finds a village woman who made a traditional doll after her children left home. But how did it find its way east to Japan and start an export business?

A future for waste: Upcycling fashion for Gen Z in Indonesia

Janet Teowarang reflects on the increased interest in sustainable fashion and methods that combine machine and hand weaving. 

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 24: Boteh

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Kumbharwada: Make in Dharavi

Nidhi Agrawal documents the dynamic potter's community in Mumbai's enterprising Dharavi neighbourhood.

by Nidhi Agrawal

Zhuizi: An ordinary dog’s tale

Were netsuke originally from China? Helen Ting discovers an endearing collection of Chinese belt toggles.

by Helen Ting

Made in Indonesia: The globalisation of Indonesia’s footwear industry and the legacy of shoemaking

Rahayu Budhi Handayani reveals the production process of creative Indonesian artisans and shoemakers.

by Rahayu Budhi Handayani

Exile from the Forest: Craft collaboration in the time of COVID

Reflecting on his experience commissioning kāvads, Ishan Khosla writes about what a global pandemic can teach us about new ways of working with craftspeople. 

by Ishan Khosla

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New Spring, Old Gods: Adornment for the people of the bear

Inari Kiuru shares the Finnish cultural roots that ground her work, reflecting an enchantment of nature. 

A Kolam for Washington DC

Shanthi Chandrasekar tracks the memories of Kolam adornment rituals that now inspire a homage to the US Vice-President.

A Tjanpi world: Filled up with stories from the land

Kevin Murray writes about four recent bodies of work that show how Tjanpi Desert Weavers is now taking its epic stories to the wider world.

Jin ah Jo ✿ A pipeline to Buddha 🇰🇷

Jeweller Jin Ah Jo shares an intense lockdown journey that transformed infrastructure into adornment (with Korean text).

Tineke Van der Eecken ✿ In the flow

Koral Ward reflects on the flow of matter and form that brings together life and death in the work of Tineke Van der Eecken.

Reclaim the void: Weaving country whole

Ilka White presents a collaboration between Vivienne Robertson and Kado Muir that seeks to repair country with a giant textile artwork.

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Vístome palabras entretejidas
Museo National de Arts (Mexico City)
14 March - 31 December 2021
Shane Cotton: Te Puāwai
The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington)
17 July - 14 November 2021
Future Remains
Craft Victoria (Melbourne)
24 July - 13 November 2021
Suite Américaine
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
24 July - 26 November 2021
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington)
7 August - 21 January 2022
Black in Black on Black: Making the Invisible Visible in Western North Carolina
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
6 September - 7 January 2022
HOMEBOUND – the things that kept me safe
Bridget Kennedy Projectspace (Sydney)
28 September - 31 December 2021
Pulp Friction
Artisan (Brisbane)
2 October - 12 November 2021
FLIP: form + function
Craft Victoria (Melbourne)
5 October - 6 November 2021
SOLO 2021
The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington)
16 October - 20 February 2022
[Wall]flower
Geelong Art Space (Geelong)
21 October - 31 January 2022

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