Kennedy Nolan

FINALIST

‘VERSO’

VERSO can be placed in the round in the pavilion
The form of the pavilion suggests the location of the tapestry

The dimensions of VERSO are determined by the pavilion skylight
The geometry of the pavilion establishes the dimensions of the tapestry

The un-cut warp suspends VERSO from the skylight shaft
The warp disappears behind a mirror in the shaft implying connection to the loom in the Australian Tapestry Workshop

VERSO provokes memory
The pavilion geometry is woven in undyed black Australian wool

VERSO celebrates a connection
A fragment of Tiepolo’s The Banquet of Cleopatra is glimpsed, the great Venetian painting close to the ATW at the National Gallery of Victoria VERSO has two sides
Gobelins weaving has a front and a back – the back is a cloak of emu feathers tied to the woof threads

VERSO touches the ground
The emu feathers sweep the floor of the pavilion – a gentle contact with the Giardini