MELBOURNE MUSEUM HOSTS INDIGENOUS FASHION EXHIBITION
30 May 2024 | Words by PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival
Photo credit: Bronwyn Kidd and Virginia Dowzer
Piinpi Contemporary Indigenous Fashion
When: Tuesday 28 May - Sunday 17 November
Where: Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St, Carlton VIC
The travelling exhibition has now made its way to Melbourne!
From Paris, Taipei to Rockhampton and now Melbourne, the international fashion phenomenon, Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion exhibition is now here. Museums Victoria, our official Festival partner, shines a light on Indigenous art, history and culture through contemporary fashion and design. The exhibition brings together a selection of garments and textiles by First Nations designers and artists from around Australia. Featuring the work of Indigenous artists and designers from the inner city to remote desert art centres, Piinpi highlights the strength and diversity of the rapidly expanding Indigenous fashion and textile industry.
‘Piinpi’ is an expression that Kanichi Thampanyu (First Nations people from the East Cape York Peninsula) use to describe changes in the landscape across time and space. For many First Nations people across Australia, knowledge of the land and seasons is culturally important. While the number of seasons can vary across many First Nations groups, the exhibition is themed around four widely recognised seasons.
Exhibition organised by Bendigo Art Gallery
INSIDE THE COLLECTION
CREDITS
Image 1: Maicie Lalara, Pink dress 2018. Plant dyes, recycled sari silk. Courtesy of the artist and Anindilyakwa Arts. Photographer: Anna Reynolds
Image 2: Legacy Dress by Peggy Griffiths, Delany Griffiths, Anita Churchill, Cathy Ward and Kelly-Anne Drill
Image 3 : Rosabella Ryder, Take me dancing! skirt and top 2019. Silk, wool, cotton. Model: Lekita Malbunka. © Maurice Petrick, Cornelius Ebatarinja, Quincy Stevens, Dennis Brown, Desart and Yarrenyty Arltere
Image 4: Shannon Brett, Femme gem, top, pants and bag, 2020
Image 5: Grace Rosendale (artist), Joash Teo (garment design and construction) , Seedpods dress 2019. Silk organza, elastic, sequinned fabric. Courtesy of the artist, Hopevale Arts and Cultural Centre and Queensland University of Technology. Model: Magnolia Maymuru. Photo: Bronwyn Kidd and Virginia Dowzer
Image 6: Grace Rosendale, Seedpods Top and Pant 2019. Linen. Courtesy of the artist Hopevale Arts and Cultural Centre and Queensland University of Technology. Model Magnolia Maymuru. Photo: Bronwyn Kidd and Virginia Dowzer