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L A C E A S S O U N D
Lace as Sound is an installation of experimental textiles created through a novel collaboration between textile designer Cecilia Heffer and composer Mara Schwerdtfeger. Heffer was awarded a Powerhouse Research scholarship to explore the structure of lace as sound. A suite of vocal harmonies has become a method for expressing the often-invisible female labour behind the textile industry. Music scores have been explored using a state-of-the-art Shima Seiki Seamless knit machine at the University of Technology, Sydney. Poetically, when the Shima knits the scores, it ‘sings the lace,’ giving contemporary form to lost lace-making histories.
Opening drinks 11 October 3-6pm
Sound Demo and Artist talk: 18 October 3-4pm
Cecilia Heffer and Mara Schwerdtfeger
Open daily 11-19 October
11am – 5pm