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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. 

Artist Statement

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. â€‹

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.

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

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