Porous Borders, Impermeable Boundaries

Rebecca Mayo (Creator)

    Research output: Non-textual formPhysical Non-textual work

    Abstract

    Rebecca Mayo's prints and textiles connect her interests in sustainable practices, local ecologies and forgotten printmaking techniques. In this installation for ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017, Mayo reflects on the history of the Heide site. A series of cloth sandbags printed using eighteenth century Toile de Jouy methods and dyes made from indigenous and introduced plants gathered locally by the artist are stacked to form a wall in the exhibition space. Under the gaze of Yingabeal-the Wurundjeri songline tree that has for centuries stood sentinel on the land-the sandbags symbolise an environmental crisis point and highlight the cumulative impact of everyday and habitual activities.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationVictoria, Australia
    PublisherHeide Museum of Modern Art
    Size360 x 130 x 38 cm
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    EventRT + CLIMATE = CHANGE 2017 - Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Victoria, Australia
    Duration: 4 May 2017 → …

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