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Shell Space
8 McIver Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia
Artist and textile designer Indy from Spiraro will lead a hands-on workshop, guiding participants through the process of creating biomaterials. This session provides an opportunity to experiment with organic resources and develop a deeper understanding of biomaterials and their applications.
Participants will have access to tools and materials to shape and craft their own biomaterial piece, with step-by-step guidance throughout. Drinks, nibbles, and a welcoming space will be provided to encourage creativity and connection. By the end of the workshop, each participant will take home their own biomaterial creation, along with practical skills for incorporating organic materials into their creative practice. This experience will also build confidence to continue experimenting with biomaterials beyond the session.
Participants
Spiraro
Spiraro is a textile designer and biomaterial artist based in Melbourne (Naarm/Birrarung-ga). Their material library fluidly spans through living and lived textiles with their use of biomaterials, natural dyes and pre-existing materials. Working with natural pigments extracted from rust and various plant matter, Spiraro investigates the feeling of loving and treasuring a textile, and ponders the unknown memories linked to the textile. Spiraro also cultivates, gathers, and crafts biomaterials, utilising seaweed, food waste, and bacterial leather to investigate the future of sustainable materials. Spiraro's practice extends beyond textiles into the realm of light and form, creating sculptural lamps that highlight the relationship between materials and atmosphere. As someone who experiences heightened sensitivity to light and sound, Spiraro's creative process is deeply influenced by these sensory perceptions, driving them to design works that are both mindful and immersive. By blending pre-existing textiles with innovative biomaterials, their work engages multiple senses, inviting the viewer to experience and connect through touch, sight, sound, and scent. The alias ‘Spiraro’ draws its roots from the Latin verb ‘spirare’, which translates to ‘breathe out.’ This action translates into their work through materials and process, inviting the audience to slow down and reconnect with their environment.