Showcase: Susie Vickery

'The Curious Five go Surfing' is a collaborative installation inspired by historical research, craft and fantasy by Susie Vickery at the Fremantle Arts Centre as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
‘SS Best Australian’, by Susie Vickery, at ‘The Curious Five go Surfing’, IOTA21, Fremantle, September 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.
Photo: ‘SS Best Australian’, by Susie Vickery, at ‘The Curious Five go Surfing’, IOTA21, Fremantle, September 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.

The exhibition will connect historical characters across the Indian Ocean, examining their gendered life choices and our recent effects on the environment. Visitors will enter an indigo-printed ocean filled with puppets and appliquéd embroideries. 

Visit the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial website.

Grant: Arts U-15k

'The State of Our Oceans' by Bappaditya Biswas & Susie Vickery; at 'The Curious Five go Surfing', IOTA21; Fremantle, September 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.
Photo: 'The State of Our Oceans' by Bappaditya Biswas & Susie Vickery; at 'The Curious Five go Surfing', IOTA21; Fremantle, September 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.
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