Threads

What: DISPLAY
When: Daily
Weekdays
10am to 5pm
General information: Identity exhibition
Tickets: Included with museum entry
Adult $15
Child Free
Member Free

Where does our history come from? And how do we reclaim culture amid loss?

This six-minute experience touches on joy, loss, memory, family while situated in place.

Threads is a stop-motion animation exploring race, identity and belonging by Melbourne-based artists Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson. It captures the small, nourishing ways in which culture can be practised, rooting identity in place and rituals – for Maria and Kate a journey of connection with their Maori and Iranian heritages. 

This installation has been produced by Museums Victoria’s Culture Makers program with support by the Scanlon Foundation.

Bios

Maria Birch-Morunga

Maria Birch-Morunga (she/her) is a Māori/Pakehā trainer, podcast host and craft queen. Maria channels her activism into her art by creating embroidery pieces on topics from tokenism to capitalism, and co-hosting Being Biracial podcast. She is passionate about educating people about race and identity with compassion and is intensely curious about how the intersections of oppression show up in the mundane. Maria also serves on the board for arts organisation Mossfolk.

Kate Robinson

Kate Robinson (she/her) is an Iranian/Australian artist. She was the inaugural Feminist in Residence at Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, where she curated the community craftivist exhibition ‘Make a Fuss’. She currently serves on the board for independent arts organisation NextWave and the QVWC Trust. Kate loves making art accessible and working with communities to reignite their creative side. She hosts craft workshops for local councils, galleries etc. Kate also co-hosts the podcast Being Biracial alongside Maria. For her, this podcast has been a chance to delve into what makes us whole.

Accessibility

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