Gemma Traynor - Space Junk Flower (small)
Gemma Traynor Space Junk Flower (small)
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Space Junk is an initiative by Outer Space that sees local artists reimagine commercial waste into new creative outcomes.
Presented in partnership with The Print Bar, artists are invited to repurpose mis-printed materials into wearable items, artworks and unique designs. We are delighted to have You Took Your Time and Gemma Traynor for our first collection.
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Gemma Traynor is an artist and photographer based in Meanjin, Brisbane. Gemma has worked as a professional photographer for the past eight years whilst also fostering an arts practice. Traynor’s practice has emerged from her two loves of photography and craft; and often explore introspective reflections of memory and human experience. Utilising crafting and experimental processes Traynor’s work challenges the ephemeral nature of photography.
“I took a very experimental approach to my project for Space Junk. This project gave me the opportunity to play with different materials and to reimagine my usual work into something wearable. The waste garments from The Print Bar were presented to us as somewhat of a blank slate, open to so many avenues of manipulation. My making process was guided by play and responding to tactile elements of the materials such as touch and weight. I used techniques such as hand dying, embroidery, and patchwork to give new life to these waste garments. The imagery used in this project has been selected from my extensive collection of existing photography.”
Gemma Traynor Space Junk Flower (small)
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Space Junk is an initiative by Outer Space that sees local artists reimagine commercial waste into new creative outcomes.
Presented in partnership with The Print Bar, artists are invited to repurpose mis-printed materials into wearable items, artworks and unique designs. We are delighted to have You Took Your Time and Gemma Traynor for our first collection.
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Gemma Traynor is an artist and photographer based in Meanjin, Brisbane. Gemma has worked as a professional photographer for the past eight years whilst also fostering an arts practice. Traynor’s practice has emerged from her two loves of photography and craft; and often explore introspective reflections of memory and human experience. Utilising crafting and experimental processes Traynor’s work challenges the ephemeral nature of photography.
“I took a very experimental approach to my project for Space Junk. This project gave me the opportunity to play with different materials and to reimagine my usual work into something wearable. The waste garments from The Print Bar were presented to us as somewhat of a blank slate, open to so many avenues of manipulation. My making process was guided by play and responding to tactile elements of the materials such as touch and weight. I used techniques such as hand dying, embroidery, and patchwork to give new life to these waste garments. The imagery used in this project has been selected from my extensive collection of existing photography.”
Gemma Traynor Space Junk Flower (small)
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Space Junk is an initiative by Outer Space that sees local artists reimagine commercial waste into new creative outcomes.
Presented in partnership with The Print Bar, artists are invited to repurpose mis-printed materials into wearable items, artworks and unique designs. We are delighted to have You Took Your Time and Gemma Traynor for our first collection.
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Gemma Traynor is an artist and photographer based in Meanjin, Brisbane. Gemma has worked as a professional photographer for the past eight years whilst also fostering an arts practice. Traynor’s practice has emerged from her two loves of photography and craft; and often explore introspective reflections of memory and human experience. Utilising crafting and experimental processes Traynor’s work challenges the ephemeral nature of photography.
“I took a very experimental approach to my project for Space Junk. This project gave me the opportunity to play with different materials and to reimagine my usual work into something wearable. The waste garments from The Print Bar were presented to us as somewhat of a blank slate, open to so many avenues of manipulation. My making process was guided by play and responding to tactile elements of the materials such as touch and weight. I used techniques such as hand dying, embroidery, and patchwork to give new life to these waste garments. The imagery used in this project has been selected from my extensive collection of existing photography.”