Installation Domestic Arts at ACE Open, SA.

Domestic Arts

21 Jul 2017 – 26 Aug 2017
Domestic Arts, a solo exhibition at ACE Open by Sera Waters, exploring settler colonial inheritances through contemporary textiles and home-craft traditions.

Artworks in Exhibition

Boundary Wreath
Boundary Wreath
130cm (W) x 210cm (H)
found woollen needleworks, wool, velveteen, beanfill, hooks
Boundary Wreath (detail)
Boundary Wreath (detail)
130cm (W) x 210cm (H)
found woollen needleworks, wool, velveteen, beanfill, hooks
Basking (installed)
Basking (installed)
60cm (W) x 92cm (H)
linen, cotton, sequins, tablecloth, handmade glow-in-the-dark beads
Basking
Basking
60cm (W) x 92cm (H)
2016-17, linen, cotton, sequins, tablecloth, handmade glow-in-the-dark beads
Banner of Mine: Cultivation
Banner of Mine: Cultivation
260cm (W) x 320cm (H)
2017, towels, woolen blanket, trim, glow-in-the-dark thread, metallic thread, cotton, brass poles
White (bread) Winner
White (bread) Winner
37cm (W) x 48cm (H)
2017, cotton, linen, trim
Nothing to Sea (The Growth of Ivy)
Nothing to Sea (The Growth of Ivy)
2017, found shells, shell shelves, lights
Nothing to Sea (The Growth of Ivy)(detail)
Nothing to Sea (The Growth of Ivy)(detail)
found shells, shell shelves, lights
There There
There There
24cm (W) x 32cm (H)
2016-17, vintage wooden frames, linen, cotton, felt
Colonial Beacons
Colonial Beacons
235cm (W) x 305cm (H)
2017, printed wallpaper
Colonial Beacons (installed)
Colonial Beacons (installed)
235cm (W) x 305cm (H)
printed wallpaper
9 Son Pining (Toxic Needles)
9 Son Pining (Toxic Needles)
2017, found wooden bowls, rope, handmade beads, beads, herringbone vinyl floor tiles, dimensions variable
9 Son Pining (Toxic Needles) (detail)
9 Son Pining (Toxic Needles) (detail)
found wooden bowls, rope, handmade beads, beads, herringbone vinyl floor tiles
Souvenir Head (Outpost #1)
Souvenir Head (Outpost #1)
37cm (W) x 55cm (H)
2017, cotton, linen
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: Lost to Fellmongering
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: Lost to Fellmongering
60cm (W) x 110cm (H)
2016-17, towel, wool, cotton, velvet, trim, handmade sequins
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: Fashioning Locals
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: Fashioning Locals
46cm (W) x 95cm (H)
2016-17, towel, wool, cotton, bedsheet, velvet, trim
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: The Lost Flock (Foxy Tales)
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: The Lost Flock (Foxy Tales)
75cm (W) x 120cm (H)
2017, towel, wool, cotton, fox fur, found beads, found fabric
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: Sweat, Stains, Glares and Piles
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling: Sweat, Stains, Glares and Piles
30cm (W) x 80cm (H)
2017, towel, wool, cotton, button, handmade sequins, sequins, trim, found textiles
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling series
Telling Tales on Terry Towelling series
Leaky Sleep of the Sullied
Leaky Sleep of the Sullied
190cm (W) x 250cm (H)
2017, found bedspread, hand-dyed bed sheets, cotton, stuffing, rope, found handles