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Spin Cycle
| When |
21-01-2012
to 26-02-2012 |
|---|---|
| Where | Heathcote Museum & Gallery |
| Contact Name | Claire Bushby |
| Contact Email | claire.bushby@melville.wa.gov.au |
| Contact Phone | 9364 5666 |
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Installation by Jean Astbury, Naomie Hatherley and Helen Seiver as Virginia Cunningham :: 21 Jan - 26 Feb 2012
Spin Cycle is an installation of over 300 layered works examining the production and use of the ‘Souvenir Tea Towel’. These tea towels are bought, sold, given and received as a flag-type symbol of ‘we was here’, a signifier of our colonial past and an icon of colonial conquest. In addition, the tea towel is stamped and marked with other meanings creating a layered effect, like culture over culture. Spin Cycle reminds us to look closely at those things we take for granted and have forgotten to see.
Artist talk
An artist talk will take place on the Friday, 24 February at 1:30pm - 3pm. Come listen to the story behind the Spin Cycle installation and tell us about your own tea towel stories over afternoon tea at Heathcote Museum & Gallery.
Gallery hours:
Tues to Fri 10am – 3pm
Sat to Sun 12pm - 4pm
Closed Mondays and public holidays.