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Black Bamboo: Contemporary Bamboo Furniture Design From Mer, four collaborative standing cabinets by Meriam Elders, artists and community members participating in the Black Bamboo design and maker workshop 2019.

Simeon Noah, Wuni Wuni Tapau-Bon, Frank Kaigey, Robert Meddy Kaigey, unknown, Aven Noah Snr, Aven Noah Jnr, Ray Noah, during bamboo harvest 2018, digital image. Image courtesy and © Damien Wright Studios

Arti, collaborative standing cabinet by Meriam Elders, artists and community members participating in the Black Bamboo design and maker workshop 2019. Photography courtesy NGV

Black Bamboo: Contemporary Bamboo Furniture Design From Mer, artists Bob Kevin Kaigey, Meddy Robert Kaigey and James Samuel Blanco working on the collaborative seating design Sik Utem (Sleeping bed). Photography courtesy NGV

BLACK BAMBOO CONTEMPORARY BAMBOO FURNITURE DESIGN FROM MER

14 June – 25 August '19

Opening in June, Black Bamboo: Contemporary Bamboo Furniture Design From Mer marks the exciting conclusion of a series of workshops held with invited artists and designers from the Eastern Torres Strait island of Mer, also known as Murray Island. Using black bamboo – a culturally significant material that has been specially prepared in saltwater for several months – Meriam designers intricately crafted cabinets and furniture that are imbued with important Meriam stories. Drawing inspiration from their tiny island home, the artists and designers have produced a powerful collection of sustainable contemporary furniture. 

Black Bamboo: Contemporary Bamboo Furniture Design From Mer is a shared initiative between the Cairns Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, and Thursday Island’s Gab Titui Cultural Centre, with the support of Mer Gedkem Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC and Sea Swift.

Image: Arti, collaborative standing cabinet by Meriam Elders, artists and community members participating in the Black Bamboo design and maker workshop 2019. Photography courtesy NGV


Current Exhibition

2020 Archibald Prize 20 March - 2 May '21

Current Exhibition

Sammy Baloji / Ade Adekola Reframing The Exotic 20 March - 2 May '21

Current Exhibition

Alberta Whittle Mammmmmmmywata Presents Life Solutions International 20 March - 2 May '21
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