Home Flag (2021)
Handwoven banner and appliqué
Created on Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom
Made from reclaimed material.
All work developed within the household
Presented in Kelly’s Garden, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
December 3rd 2021 - January 9th 2022
Special thank you to Toby Juliff & Ainslie Macaulay
See work here
Home Flag is a handcrafted banner, constructed from household materials, that lays claim to the domestic space and declares loudly it a place of prestige. It uses a knowledge of kitsch design, the politics of women and craft, as well as the practical knowledge of weaving and appliqué, and the current state of the world to proclaim the domiciliary and the mundane as things of great esteem. This flag takes its texts from Percy Shelley’s ‘Ozimandias’ to liken these regular things to the great works of kings.
“Flags signal an occupancy of a place, of ideas, of people, and identity. Some flags – the United Nations or Red Cross – represent ideas. Others – such as the Rainbow Flag or the Aboriginal Flag – represent a collection of peoples that are not tied to a particular place, but to stories of liberation and oppression. Some start life as a signal of revolution – the Tricolour or Stars and Stripes – others as a signal of control.” - Curator



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