Salote Tawale discusses her involvement in the exhibition 'sis'For nearly two decades, Salote Tawale has upended viewers’ and critics’ expectations of who she is and what she is likely to do next. Significantly, she refuses for her art practice to be categorised as a symbol of ‘Pacific-ness’ or her place of birth – Fiji. Tawale's work is included in the exhibition ‘sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023’ at the Gallery of Modern Art until 25 August 2024 "I think role playing and hum...
Fairy Tales: Behind-the-seams of the costumes from 'Mirror Mirror' (2012)QAGOMA conservator Michael Marendy takes us behind-the-scenes of the exquisitely made costumes from Mirror Mirror (2012). The ‘Cream wedding dress’ costume worn by Julia Roberts as ‘Queen Clementianna’ is made from 70 metres of Dutch silk satin creating a multitude of overlapping petals and and vine tendrils from bodice to skirt, and because it is so large and heavy, required a remake of both the hoop pettic...