An exhibition combining arts and crafts with climate change awareness is on display at Sunshine Library.
The Brimbank Tempestry Project features crocheted tapestries representing Brimbank’s climate at five year intervals between 1949 and 2019.
The exhibition was handmade by six volunteers from Kororoit Creek Neighbourhood House and Brimbank Climate Action, and was inspired by The Tempestry Project, a global fibre art project started in Washington state, in the United States.
Volunteer Julia Collin said each tempestry (temperature tapestry) represents the daily high temperature for a given year based on historical climate data from the Bureau of Meteorology’s Laverton weather station.
“Kororoit Creek Neighbourhood House had a great idea to bring this tempestry project to the western suburbs of Melbourne because of the critical importance of raising awareness of the impact of climate change,” she said.
“We have less tree cover and there have been studies showing we have more … industrial infrastructure. We are more susceptible to the impacts of climate change,”
Ms Collin, who learnt to crochet for the project, said she took part it combined her love of arts and crafts with her passion for tackling climate change.
She hopes the exhibition will help the community become more aware of the need to look after the environment and address climate change.
The Brimbank Tempestry Project is on display at Sunshine Library until Monday, June 27.
Details: www.ourchangingclimate.org
