Keywords: australia, installation, jane theau, new south wales, student, sydney, tarlatan, textile, thread, cotton, fabric, ink, machine, tarlatan, wire

Marraine’s Memories

Jane Theau

Dimensions

2300 x 2300 x 1500 mm (overall)

Materials

Textile installation (4): tarlatan fabric, ink, wire, machine-sewn cotton thread

Artist statement

‘My practice is increasingly focused on the brain, a development informed by previous work in neurobiology research. The flurry of neurons around the head of Marraine symbolises the memory disarray inherent in aging brains. Thread portrays so well the lifelong weaving of memories and their consequent unravelling in old age, and shadows provide a poignant reminder of memory loss.’

Behind the scenes

Interview with Durbach Block