Look To The Land

Ko ahau te taiao, ko te taiao, ko ahau – the ecosystem defines my quality of life. Look To The Land is a survey of Barbara Wheeler’s travels from Australia to Wellington.

Barbara Wheeler most often works with foraged botanicals and waste textiles that she diverts from landfill. Leaves and flowers give colour to the clothes she designs; local plant fibres feature in her baskets and sculptures. This exhibition is a tour of Australian and New Zealand lands, continuing the conversation about the inextricable links between nature and wellbeing.
These works sit at the intersection of contemporary design, craft and social change.

A textile collage workshop is being offered in conjunction with this exhibition at Thistle Hall on Saturday 1 May from 10 am to 4 pm.