Is It Gucci?

This shows the beautiful Lomandra longifolia or the spiny headed mat rush. I was shown by a Wurundjeri woman and she called it Kurawan. There may be a different name depending on the Country you're on.

The leaves are prepared and used to weave bags.

I have represented eels and their movements in the background as the leaves could also be used to weave eel traps. Which for me really sets this work apart from the others as this is representing the Eastern States and where I live, play and raise my kids.

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Kiri is a proud Noongar, Ngapuhi and NgatiTuwharetoa woman who grew up on Jaburara Country amongst the red dirt and the spinifex and the beautiful islands of the Dampier Archipelago. A mother of three, an Aunty, a sister, a daughter, a cousin and a niece. Kiri has had a lifelong love of art in all forms and graduated Deakin University with a Bachelor Degree in Visual Arts in 2018. She is an Artist, Curator, Collaborator and Mentor, who has had a collaborative artwork exhibited in Tokyo, curated multiple exhibitions and held a solo show in Geelong. A multimedia artist, Kiri is a storyteller with a passion for learning and sharing Knowledge and respecting old ways of knowing and doing within a contemporary world.