"These woven vessels honour the Indigenous lives and cultures lost through systemic oppression and violence. Shaped like standing bodies, they represent those who have been displaced, silenced, and erased by colonisation and ongoing injustices. Indigenous people have often been treated as disposable not because we are, but because oppressive systems continue to devalue our lives.

Each form is created using a traditional Ngarrindjeri weaving stitch. The black fabric symbolises grief, mourning, and strength. Though soft, the vessels carry the weight of loss, memory, and survival.

Weaving is my way of paying respect to those lost, honouring their stories, and keeping culture alive. Every stitch reconnects us to Country and ancestors, ensuring their memory endures."

- Carly Tarkari Dodd