Sculpture | Nancy George | Tjanpi Desert Weavers Sunnys mid-sized open-ended square hoop

mid-sized open-ended square hoop

Known in Sydney's street art scene under his moniker NOTNOT

Drawing on millennia of knowledge

My name is Glen Farmer Illortaminni and I'm telling my story

including installation

Sculpture | Nancy George | Tjanpi Desert Weavers Sunnys mid-sized open-ended square hoopWeaving with fibre in this way has become a fundamental part of Central and Western desert culture and draws on the traditional practice of making manguri rings a ring worn on the head made of grasses and cloth. Here we see traditional weaving techniques re framed using a mix of traditional and contemporary materials including wool! The result is a strikingly bold and colourful sculptural piece with layers of historical significance. Tjanpi Desert