Framework

'Framework' is a creative work developed for the group exhibition, Sensorial Loop; 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial. While this is the first triennial, the Tamworth Regional Gallery is internationally and nationally recognised for exposing audiences to textile practices in Australia. The aim of the show in its new iteration was to recognise contemporary shifts in creative textile practice and survey current practitioners nationally. The inner frameworks of natural forms illustrated in the work of post Darwinist theorists became the initial inspiration for 'Framework'. The work aims to question the process of making, the interaction of hand and the domestic knitting machine. Along with the notion of craftsmanship, 'Framework' is an investigation of materiality, the incidental aspect of making and the sensory nature of the textile. The evolution of the piece became an organic process reliant on the exploration of personal practice, the knitted structure, form and the selection of materials. Sensorial Loop includes practitioners from a diverse range of disciplines using textiles as a form of expression and exploration, whether it is through medium or process. This shift in contemporary creative practice across a range of practitioners, illustrates the relevance and renewed interest in textiles and textile techniques, not only in Australia, but globally. The inclusion of 'Framework' in Sensorial Loop as part of this contemporary survey demonstrates its importance and relevance to creative textile practice in Australia. 'Framework' was purchased by the Tamworth Regional Gallery Fibre Textile Collection in 2012.《Framework》是为群展「感官循环：首届塔姆沃思纺织品三年展（Sensorial Loop; 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial）」创作的创意作品。尽管这是首届塔姆沃思纺织品三年展，但塔姆沃思地区美术馆（Tamworth Regional Gallery）早已在澳大利亚国内外享誉盛名，长期以来以向公众展示纺织艺术实践为己任。本次展览的举办初衷，在于彰显当代创意纺织实践的变革动向，并对澳大利亚本土的当代从业者开展全景式调研。后达尔文主义理论家作品中所呈现的自然形态内在结构，成为了《Framework》的最初创作灵感来源。该作品旨在探讨创作流程本身，以及手工操作与家用针织机之间的交互关系。伴随工艺匠心这一核心理念，《Framework》同时围绕材料本体特性、创作中的偶然属性以及纺织品的感官特性展开深度探究。该作品的创作全程成为一个有机演化过程，依托于对个人创作实践、针织结构、形态以及材料选择的全方位探索。「感官循环」展汇聚了来自多元学科领域的创作者，他们均以纺织品作为表达与探索的载体，无论创作依托于媒介还是流程。一众当代从业者在创作实践中呈现出的这种转向，不仅彰显了澳大利亚乃至全球范围内，人们对纺织品及其制作技艺再度兴起的关注与重视。将《Framework》纳入「感官循环」展这一当代调研展项，正凸显了其在澳大利亚创意纺织实践领域的重要价值与现实意义。《Framework》于2012年被塔姆沃思地区美术馆纤维纺织品馆藏（Fibre Textile Collection）正式收购。