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Ecdysis

Part of 'Hanging by a Thread,' a group exhibition hosted by the Western Australian Fibre and Textile Association, September 2020. 

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Catalogue Excerpt

Ecdysis; the name given to the process by which snakes shed their old skin, casting off their outer cuticle.

I spent the first day of this year commencing an internship in Hong Kong for Redress, the world’s largest sustainable fashion NGO. This experience marked my introduction to the concept of a 'circular economy,' to promote systemic change and reinvigorate localised trade and production.

Ironically, I returned home to Australia amidst a global health pandemic, to what appeared to be a society fractured by its lack of local and regenerative systems.

A metaphorical exploration through material and aesthetic, Ecdysis responds to my personal learning journey as I seek inspiration from circular systems that surround me in nature. 

I enter this decade determined to realise my role in catalysing this transition to circularity, marking the beginning of my ‘ecdysis’ from linear to circular ways of thinking.

 

Artist Bio

My textile practice responds to a devoted love for the natural environment and creative solutions which I endeavour to refine, to ensure I continue to create in synergy with my surroundings. A recent Curtin University graduate, I relish in the inherent vulnerabilities of raw materials and slow production processes, looking to natural colour, hand-made cloth, up-cycling and zero waste design.

Molly Ryan, Ecdysis 1 & 2 (hand-fused raw silk fibres, naturally dyed and screen-printed with natural ink). 2020, Digital image. Photography: Dan McCabe. 
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Molly Ryan, Ecdysis 2 (detail) (hand-fused raw silk fibres, naturally dyed and screen-printed with natural ink). 2020, Digital image. Photography: Dan McCabe. 
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Molly Ryan, Ecdysis 1 (hand-fused raw silk fibres, naturally dyed and screen-printed with natural ink). 2020, Digital image. Photography: Bo Wong. 
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Molly Ryan, Ecdysis 1 (hand-fused raw silk fibres, naturally dyed and screen-printed with natural ink). 2020, Digital image. Photography: Bo Wong. 
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Molly Ryan, Ecdysis 1 (hand-fused raw silk fibres, naturally dyed and screen-printed with natural ink). 2020, Digital image. Photography: Bo Wong
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