This Friday, the Sunshine Art Spaces Gallery will transform into a spectrum of yellow in an exhibition that combines storytelling, textiles, and collaborative artmaking.
Local artist Nisha Hunter will open her first solo exhibition, ‘Untitled: Yellow’, exploring the themes of memories, dreams, and identity.
Hunter says the exhibition repurposes domestic textiles such as a handmade quilt, tablecloth, and curtains to bring the ‘private’ craft of domestic work into the public sphere.
“Quite often textiles work and other things done in the home are considered craft or women’s work. I want to explore that by bringing these things which people associate with the home and the private, into a more public space for the collective to enjoy.”
Hunter says throughout history, the colour yellow has reflected contrasting meanings across different cultures.
“There is an element of visual politics that is connected to the colour yellow and overtime in western literature and art, yellow has often had a racial connotation attached to it. By using yellow in this way it’s a way of reclaiming it and transforming it into something beautiful.”
‘Untitled: Yellow’ will open at the Sunshine Art Spaces Gallery on Friday, November 10, from 6-8pm.
Hunter will also host a collaborative art making workshop on November 18, that will form part of her exhibition.
“I want to invite people to create art with me. Quite often artists are holed up in their studios working by themselves. This is a way to make something with other people and share skills and knowledge.”
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Hannah Hammoud
