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Local Makers, 2022, muka, linen, wool from pets, Daegan Wells
Local Makers, exhibited as part of 2022 Aotearoa Art Fair Project Series, pays homage to the stories of a small clothing factory in Aparima / Riverton, in the South Island of New Zealand, from the 1940s – 1980s.
After learning of their stories, including that workers would take scrap pieces of fabric to construct hats and clothes for their families, Daegan Wells has made a series of textile works which remember, recognise and comment on the changing face of New Zealand’s primary industry and the communities which serviced it.
In mirroring their efforts of handmade and locally sourced materials, Daegan has used muka, naturally dyed linens and wool that he has cultivated from animal to yarn in his home in Southland.
445 x 420 x 40 mm
Beech frame by Earnest Art Services, Christchurch
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