Week 2

POWERHOUSE MUSEUM EXCURSION – LOVE LACE EXHIBITION

Basically this exhibition showcased many artists works incorporating their love for lace. The traditional concept of lace is challenged in many of the works, all done in a lively and creative way. The exhibition had an inventive edge, lace was seen in almost any avenue you could thing of. Fashion, sculpture, video, jewellery, lightning, vehicles. The precise detail to the knitted works of tea sets, threaded faces and large scale installations of metal fences, are possibly the most intriguing and intricate works I have seen. 

Marraine’s Memories

Jane Theau

Definitely my favourite of the exhibition, focused on the brain and how memories change overtime. Memory fades as we age, the threads and the shadows depict the lifelong weaving of memories and the consequential unravelling in old age, and memory loss. 

Steeped in Memory

Linda Galbraith

This magnificent piece was made to encourage the onlooker to be captured by memories they have that involve a cup of tea. Linda aimed to create a nostalgic vision of an afternoon tea filled with reminiscences. Almost like the tea set is drenched in memories as the tea stains on the cloth represent the discussion, laughter and secrets shared over a cup of tea. The simplisity of the set together with the intricate nature of the lace allow for the reminiscent feel to radiate. I loved all the intricate pieces on exhibit, but this one reminded me of my grandma and that is what i believe it was meant to convey.

Lace offers the mystery of concealment and the subtle interplay of space, light and shadows. Its layering can enhance the human body and create alluring effects in interior design and architecture. Though lace is usually associated with textiles, curator Lindie Ward broadened the definition of lace to include any ‘openwork structure whose pattern of spaces is as important as the solid areas’.
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Couldn't say it any better, really.