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Enjoy our latest issue ✿ Temple & Gallery

A temple without walls

David Cheah works with the monks of the Lao temple Wat Siphoutthabaht to produce an outdoor installation for the festival of Boun Ok Phansa.

Lucky Charms: The temple returns to the gallery

Jacky Cheng traces the woven Joss paper objects in her Indian Ocean Craft Triennial exhibition back to Malaysia and her fraught role as a dutiful daughter.

Messages in rice: From table to grave

Angela Sim explains the significance of the Teochew ritual of rice drawing that is still practised in Singapore temples.

The Great Stupa of Compassion: The work of a thousand hands

Deep in the Whipstick forest is a Buddhist wonder for all to enjoy.

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 37 ✿ Temple & Gallery

Full Issue

Sky Temple

Helen Vivian reflects on that re-wilding project that enabled a garden to grow a temple

by Helen Vivian

Joss House artifacts: Rediscovering Australia’s Chinese temples

Michael Williams uncovers a rich material heritage from communal buildings used by Chinese migrants.

by Michael Williams

Too serious

Mark du Potiers remembers his mother's work in a Chinese textile factory as he sews together a personal temple.

by Mark du Potiers

The crafting of sacred spaces in Australia

Pamela See finds creative work in devotional sites of Buddhist, Sikh, Catholic, Biniji and Mungguy peoples.

by Pamela See

Stay in the Loop

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Vipoo gives Jooyun’s teapot a new life

An exhibition at the Australian Design Centre features Vipoo Srivilasa's restorative ceramics.

Afghan weaves from clay to wool

Alexandra Copeland shares her journey from ceramics to carpet weaving via Afghanistan.

From coffee waste to Waztehaus: A sustainable initiative for women’s vegan leather shoes 

Mayra Zivanka explains how to make shoes sustainably out of coffee

Kate Baker ✿ Difficult knowledge

Our December laurel goes to Kate Baker for an installation in Shanghai combining animation and glass reflecting the anxieties of children.

Dorothy Erickson: Jewellery inspired by light and land

Philippa O'Brien reflects on the extraordinary career of a West Australian jeweller whose work is inspired by a unique natural environment.

Surabaya style in the Sunshine State 

Carla van Lunn heralds the warm browns and calming indigos that Janet Teowarang brings to Queensland.

Days we celebrate on the Garland platform:

Current Exhibitions

Highlights from our calendar

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Max Adrian: RIPSTOP
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
26 July - 29 March 2025
"Tais, Culture & Resilience: Woven stories of Timor-Leste” Exhibition
Burke Gallery at Trinity College, University of Melbourne (Melbourne)
19 September - 10 December 2024
Weaving matter: material experimentation
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Ararat)
12 October - 16 February 2025
re/JOY
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
22 November - 19 February 2025

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