Connection 2

Connection 2 is a site specific installation made for Cultural Threads 2019.  Cultural Threads is an exciting month-long celebration of textile art presented by the City of Greater Dandenong over August 2019. From knitting to crocheting, dyeing to weaving, needlepoint to urban fashion – and everything in between - people from all ages and backgrounds were invited to explore and discover textile art, learn new crafts, trade skills, create works with textile artists and share stories.

Connection 2 is the second incarnation of a site-specific rope lace installation by Lindy de Wijn.  The first being Connection, made for Bundoora Homestead in 2018 for their event Craft Lab +.   

Connection 2 responds to the Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Garden Site and used the architectural feature of the balcony of Laurel Lodge as the inspiration for the design.

 

 Artist Statement

Lace-making techniques have been used on a large scale with rope to create this site-specific installation.  The pattern of the work is inspired by the architectural features of Laurel Lodge, particularly the geometric patterns of the balcony.  Entwined in the Morten Bay Fig at the entrance to the property,  Connection 2 invites viewers to consider the relationship between architecture, history and community today.

The lace was made using traditional bobbin lace techniques on a large scale where pins are replaced with nails, a pillow with a wooden board and thread and bobbins with rope coils.  Over 900 metres of rope were used in the project.  The lace forms an open web like structure within the tree for the public to discover as pert of the festival.  

This project was made possible thanks to City of Greater Dandenong,