Opening launch: Wednesday 21 August 6–8PM

High Contrast explores the interplay of vastly different materials, and how they have been linked throughout history. The works look at the contrast between the softness and tactility of cloth; and how this contract can be given form through the integration of different materials.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Flinders-based weaver Emma Shepherd practises one of the world's oldest crafts with a sensibility embedded in her environment. Using yarns collected from all over the world, she reflects on the deeper history of fibre(s); the role of weaving in human history and its legacy as our earliest algorithms in action. Shepherd's work incorporates materials like pine needles, horsehair and bark taken from her immediate surroundings, letting them shape the work in a gentle yet deliberate way.

All sales enquiries can be made through Emma Shephard’s website:
https://sundancestudio.shop/

Image credit: Emma Shepherd, Granite, 2024, wire, paper, wool, rock, wood, 70 x 14cm.