Gillian Bencke’s work re-imagines commonly collected items – ephemera, keepsakes, heirlooms from personal and institutional collections through a textile-based practice. Interested in how individuals and communities collect, preserve and exhibit artefacts, her work examines how we, as a society, define and reinforce culture and assign value and meaning to material objects.

Opening celebration Saturday 23 August, 4pm

Gillian Bencke, Charmed, 2024, velvet, felt, silk, nylon, sequins, beads, cotton thread, 17 x 120 x 120cm