KARRAWIRRAPARRI I | 2025 | SHIBORI – INDIGO-DYED COTTON, TASMANIAN OAK, LEATHER
Karrawirraparri (Red gum forest river) flows from the Mount Lofty Ranges to freshwater wetlands near the coast, and is fed by creeks and springs along its 80km journey. Before European settlement and the construction of weirs, the river was an ephemeral watercourse.
In summer, the river reduced to a series of deep waterholes connected by a trickle of water under sandy beds. Winter and spring rains brought a torrent of water downstream, breaching banks as it tumbled toward the sea.
Karrawirraparri shibori series captures impressions from this changing landscape experienced during walks along the river throughout 2024-2025.
