Fibre Sculpture & the Expression of Place

TUTOR

Fiona Gavino (Western Australia)

Basketry is an art form that can be deeply connected to land. The materials used to make baskets are often gathered from nature, and the designs and techniques used in their construction are informed by the natural world. In this way, basketry can be seen as a way of expressing the relationship between all humans and the land.

This workshop offers you the opportunity to explore basket weaving as a medium for sculpture and installation to celebrate ideas of place and environment. Using primarily natural fibres with some manufactured material such as wire you will be taught to develop sculptural forms from various techniques such as neolithic braid, random weaving, twining, and coiling. Over the week you will enrich your visual vernacular and also explore process-driven approaches outside the classroom.


Prior basketry experience is not essential for participation in this workshop as fundamental techniques will be taught. For those with previous experience, this workshop will aim to broaden your approach to weaving by introducing a more conceptual perspective to the creation of woven forms.


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About the Artist

Fiona Gavino (Western Australia)
Fiona Gavino can be described as an intercultural artist working the traditional into the contemporary. Gavino uses basket-making materials and techniques in new and innovative ways to create sculpture, installation, video and printmaking. With basketry as the foundation of her practice, there is an undeniable crafted aesthetic to her work. As an artist, she pushes the boundaries of what basketry can physically do and say as she continues to seek to engage with the broad spectrum of social, political, and environmental challenges of contemporary society.
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