“Across these regions, fibre works are shaped by deep relationships to land, kinship, ceremony, and cultural knowledge. Artists draw on inherited understandings of plant materials, seasonal harvesting and fibre preparation, and the use of natural dyes to produce finely crafted mats, baskets, dilly bags, and fish traps, along with works that emerge from artists unique relationships with Country.”

Weavers carry forward ancestral techniques—harvesting pandanus, preparing fibres, and shaping form—creating objects that are both functional and expressive, and passing this knowledge across generations.

From objects used in everyday life and ceremony to works that extend material and conceptual possibilities, the display acknowledges the labour, skill, and cultural knowledge of First Nations weavers, whose practices continue to be sustained and renewed over time.”

– Shonae Hobson, Curator

CONTOUR: Fibre Forms

Thank you to Agency Projects for the invitation to curate this special presentation, and to the Indigenous art centres @maningridaarts @milingimbiartandculture @bulabulaarts and artists whose vision and generosity brought it to life.

Celebrating the extraordinary fibre and weaving practices of Yolngu women from Arnhem Land.