She’s four seasons
(2023)
- Medium
- cotton, wood
- Measurements
- (a-cc) 101.5 × 609.3 × 381.0 cm (installation)
- Place/s of Execution
- Beijing, China
- Department
- Contemporary Art
- Credit Line
- Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by Vicki Vidor OAM, Ginny Green and Bindy Koadlow, 2024
© Lin Fanglu - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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In her textile works, Lin Fanglu seeks to foreground the often overlooked work of female artisans by exploring traditional crafts through a contemporary lens. In She’s four seasons, she draws on her own experience of learning the ancient tie-dyeing techniques of the Bai people in Zhou Cheng village, Yunnan province. The work celebrates the Bai women’s millennia-old craft by focusing on the physically challenging and time-consuming preparatory process of tie-dyeing – the continuous act of knotting, twisting and tying the cotton fabric by hand to create rich textures – that usually remains unseen. This epic scaled work of contemporary craft reminds us of the deep and enduring relationship between people and textiles – resulting in highly nuanced styles and techniques that vary across geographical and cultural contexts.