The Familiar in the Foreign
Galerie Handwerk, Munich
12 March - 17 April, 2025
Virginia Keft, Women's Business, 2024, raffia, botanical-printed silk, emu feathers, crystal beads, 42 x 33 x 25 cmWomen’s Business speaks to themes of Country, motherhood and culture - concepts that are integral to the artist’s identity as an Aboriginal woman of the Muruwari Nation. The work has been shaped to the form of the artist’s hips - the echo of the physical body is woven into the sculptural textiles. Despite continuing efforts at colonial erasure of Indigenous culture, the lingering presence of the corporeal form speaks to resilience and strength of cultural identity. The wearable artwork speaks to women’s culture and the lineage of shared knowledge passed on from one generation of muruwari women to the next.
About the Exhibition
Australian Design Centre (ADC) is an independent, not for profit contemporary craft and design organisation based in Sydney on the lands of the Gadigal People. ADC’s role is a nexus between developing excellence and awareness of the creative industries and encouraging community participation and creative fulfilment through making and engaging in craft practices.
In 2024, ADC’s Lisa Cahill and international artist Helen Britton were invited by the Director of Galerie Handwerk in Munich to curate work by Australian artists for an exhibition to be held during Munich Jewellery Week 2025.
The Galerie Handwerk is the cultural institution of the Chamber of Crafts. It is located on Ottostrasse/corner of Max-Joseph-Strasse, in the immediate vicinity of the museums on Königsplatz and the Pinakotheken. As a showcase for Bavarian crafts, the Galerie Handwerk's task is to convey to the public the high-quality and cultural achievements of crafts.
The exhibition, The Familiar in the Foreign, will be held at Galerie Handwerk from 12 March to 17 April 2025.
