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Katheryn Benedict-Perri

website@moadoph.gov.au — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 02:48:26 +0000

Katheryn Benedict-Perri website@moadop… Mon, 10/15/2018 - 13:48

Katheryn Benedict-Perri is a self-taught hand-embroiderer from London, England. Using embroidery as a tool for meditation, her process involves using intricate stitching techniques to work through complex subject matter.

After graduating from university, she went to work for Fine Cell Work, a social enterprise that trains prisoners in paid, skilled needlework. Here, she learned first-hand the positive impact embroidery can have on individual lives and its ability to build self-worth and overcome troubling feelings.

Now an advocate of the slow movement, embroidery gives the necessary space and time to contemplate and understand the challenging issues we face every day. It allows for physical expression of emotions through a very focused and detail-oriented process that is extremely meditative and cathartic.

Katheryn Benedict-Perri

English

Canada

English, Italian

Today people are able to share more information more publicly than ever before without always understanding the full extent of its reach. We are unknowingly volunteering our personal data to a vast number of companies and individuals every day. This personal information can be used and manipulated to suit a variety of agendas.

The embroidery depicts the intricacies found within the patterns of a human iris. The stitches create detailed pools, webs and layers of colour and texture. The unique and complex structure of the eye reflects that of our data, and the network of channels accessing it.

Currently our data is being used as a form of identity, much in the same way our iris can be.
Our data is being treated as a free resource rather than our own intellectual property. This is both extremely dangerous, and a violation of our right to privacy.

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Alyce McGovern & Elaine Fishwick

website@moadoph.gov.au — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:03:00 +0000

Alyce McGovern & Elaine Fishwick website@moadop… Mon, 10/15/2018 - 16:03

Dr Alyce McGovern is an Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and keen crafter. Born and raised in south-west Sydney, Alyce was inspired to cross-stitch, embroider, and sew by her mother, who is an experienced and talented crafter in a range of different media. In recent years, Alyce has married this interest in craft with her scholarly interest in matters of criminal justice. She has researched widely in the area of crime and media, and is currently researching yarn-bombing and craftivism from a criminological perspective.

Elaine Fishwick was born in Manchester, England, and migrated to Australia in 1988. The north of England has a proud tradition of radical politics and of craft: it is where the weaving and spinning industries developed and where the Pankhursts began the suffragette movement. The history of art and craft to express views and to make a stand have always been strong in the north.

With such history flowing into the water and onto the land, Elaine has been involved in rights and justice campaigning from her teens. Her mum taught her to knit when she was little and she has always dabbled in knitting and needlework of some sort. As her kids have grown older, she is able to spend more time doing crafty things as well as gardening, which she loves. She has just finished a cross-stitch style miniature based on the landscape of the Peak District, having been inspired by being back in the north of England for a few months and from seeing the work of her sister who is a really creative sewer—making wild pieces of embroidered art. There’s a needlepoint felt project in the making too, using local sheep’s wool from different breeds.

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Alyce: Elaine and I are long-time friends and colleagues. As a criminologist, I am acutely aware of the importance of human rights, particularly as it relates to matters of criminal justice. In recent years I’ve become increasingly interested in how we can draw attention to important social justice issues through the medium of craft.

Elaine: I research, write and teach on subjects related to human rights, and for many years have been an active advocate for children’s rights and social justice with the NSW Youth Justice Coalition.

Alyce and Elaine: We decided it would be good to express the Article in an accessible contemporary format, which is why we chose a social media-style presentation using emoticons from Twitter. We think this design more broadly acknowledges one of the benefits of social media: the ability to bring forward the voices and perspectives of those who may previously have been overlooked or ignored by society.

Be Alice

website@moadoph.gov.au — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:27:07 +0000

Be Alice website@moadop… Mon, 10/15/2018 - 16:27

Alice is a passionate embroiderer, inspired by Ireland—its history, its culture, its landscape. She uses her extensive knowledge of embroidery and textile techniques to create contemporary wall art. Her attention to pattern, colour and texture allows customers to take a small piece of Ireland into their homes.

Alice is currently working on a series inspired by Irish wildflowers. As our towns and cities develop, traditional hedgerows are beginning to disappear. Through this series, Alice wishes to remind the audience of the importance we once placed on these wildflowers. Although they are not used as medicines or talismans today, they are still an important part of our landscape and culture.

Alongside this, Alice is also creating custom embroideries for every occasion. Whether it be to celebrate the birth of a child, a wedding gift, or just because, no idea is too small. Alice also creates jewellery pieces, prints and hoops to be sold at markets around Dublin.

Alice graduated from the Royal School of Needlework in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in hand-embroidery. She has worked on a number of high-profile projects, such as Nicholas Oakwell’s GREAT dress for the GREAT Britain Campaign, and the HBO Game of Thrones Hardhome Embroidery. During her time at the Royal School of Needlework, Alice was awarded bursaries in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, her work was displayed in Artonomy at the MART Gallery, Dublin—an exhibition and auction held to raise money for the campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment in Ireland. Alice also donated work to the Take Heart Pop Up to support the work of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Be Alice

Gaeilge

Ireland

Irish

This project comes at a time of great turmoil in the world. So many rights are being violated, and I have felt I am failing in my duty as a human to do something about it. I must stand up for the rights of others. This project is a statement, the opening of a dialogue that I wish to be a part of.

In my block, I wanted to represent Ireland. Though we have a rich ancient history and culture, we are a young country. We have been working hard in recent years to change injustices. The referendums on marriage equality and bodily autonomy have shown that activism does work, and there is a whole new generation of Irish growing up seeing that their voices and their votes really can change the world around them. Through this project I want to acknowledge these great achievements, but remind us that there is still a way to go.

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Anne Harris

website@moadoph.gov.au — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 06:13:19 +0000

Anne Harris website@moadop… Mon, 10/15/2018 - 17:13

I am a process artist working with plants and natural materials. I look at stories of place, people and the environment, and I’m based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Anne Harris

English

Australia

Fifth-generation Australian from English ancestry

I want to use art as a voice and informer for the injustices in our contemporary society.

Here in Australia we consider that we have an amazing country and living conditions (and a lot of the population does). But Article 12 does not seem to be honoured or considered in regard to people and families that are in detention centres under Australian governance. Children and families are often separated and one or more members placed in different places until final rulings are made about whether the applications have been successful.

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