Contemporary kelp object and sculpture making with Vicki West

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kalikina/kelp is a very important material used by pakana artist Vicki West in her practice. In this masterclass she will inspire you to create small objects or animals.

Through her embodied knowledge, you’ll explore a precious cultural resource, which for Vicki is a metaphor of survival.

The decline of kelp forests due to global warming are a mirror of how natural resources are being over exploited.

Using kelp from the Northeast Tasmania, Vicki reminds us the interconnection of First Nation People have to natural world and our obligation for us all to respect and protect it.

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About the artist

Vicki West is a Tasmanian Aboriginal artist of the trawlwoolway people from the north-east coast region and QVMAG Aboriginal Education Officer.

Vicki’s arts practice includes large scale installations incorporating multiple elements, smaller scale sculptural works, jewellery, textiles, painting and new media. She has a strong local, national and international exhibition record.

She draws on traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural practices and materials to create contemporary artworks that explore and celebrate cultural survival in the face of continuing colonial myths of the extinction of her people. In her own words ‘we are still here’.

When

  • Sunday, 19 February 2023 | 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM

Location

Art Gallery at Royal Park, 2 Wellington Street, Launceston, 7250, View Map

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