Catalogue Excerpt​

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

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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

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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.