The previously mentioned Brook Andrew ‘Travelling Colony’ costumes transformed the backing cloth at the very end of last year.
The methodology devised for the project ( printing all over ready made garments ) saw the tables receive a top layer of a million sharp Wiradjuri diamonds in primary colours, over lapping to create an extraordinary patina and a continuity we don’t often see on the backing cloth.
The relationship between the geo Wiradjuri pattern and the native Yellow Rosella ( created for The Honourable Member series ) establishes a particularly intriguing chance association.
Dots, stripes, numbers, texts native and introduced botanical motifs also compete for our attention.
And further down, through the layers like an archaeologist you’ll find fragments of architecture that show the composition and structure that had existed before the Travelling Colony danced across the top of the tables.
