Charcoal + Rain

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Charcoal and rain water. Photo: Tarryn Handcock

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Collecting charcoal. Photo: Damien Laing.

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Charcoal dyeing process. Photo: Tarryn Handcock

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Charcoal dyed muslin. Photo: Ren Gregorcic.

 

Charcoal + Rain is a site-responsive piece created using materials at Testing Grounds, Melbourne during a public art residency in June 2019.

The installation and participatory performance were part of a series of works exploring dress at a civic scale. Taking the fireside as a central dressing site, the works speculate on dressing and caretaking practices for urban public space.