Continuously Under Construction 4 - Eel Trap
In 2021 Bronwyn Razem, Gunditjmara Artist and Master Weaver, and Angela Foley, Native Grassland Specialist worked with RMIT students on a large-scale outdoor weaving project. This was the fourth in the Continuously Under Construction series, conceived in partnership with These Are The Projects We Do Together, Testing Grounds and Dr Olivia Hamilton, and supported by RMIT academic teaching team.
'Continuously Under Construction' 2021 brought together over 100 first-year Interior Design students on their first day of the university to create a large scale project with master weaver Bronwyn Razem. This is an important moment for students, coming together on their first day of University and sharing the cultural knowledge of traditional weaving, experiencing the importance of collaboration and the capacity of a large group working together to realise a significant project in a single day.
‘Continuously Under Construction' projects are active and participatory and demonstrate to the students the necessity and rewards of being engaged, socially and practically, with the community and the industry they are entering. Starting their university career with an indigenous lead creative project foregrounds a commitment from the course to making indigenous culture and knowledge foundational in their design education.
Film - Making the eel trap here
Eel trap Exhibition at Testing Grounds.
The Eel Trap was exhibited publically from Wednesday 10th - Friday 26th, March 2021. Created by Bronwyn Razem & Angela Viney, in collaboration with RMIT Interior Design 1st Year students and curated by Isabella Hone-Saunders. The exhibition was Funded by These Are The Projects We Do Together and Co-Produced by Testing Grounds & These Are The Projects We Do Together. The giant 12-meter eel trap along with the eels woven from natural fibres, were suspended from the Testing Grounds infrastructure as an outdoor installation. The installation was included in Testing Grounds Testing Nights program and engaged with by various other creative practitioners, live performance and the general public. The exhibition in a public site fosters a sense of achievement and allows the students to share their work and experiences with each other and their own communities.
with Angela Foley, Bronwyn Razem,
RMIT staff Olivia Hamilton / Andy Miller / Liz Lambrou / Kate Geck / Ying-Lan Dann/Fotini Malivadini
The Projects / Testing Grounds team Joseph Norster / Millie Cattlin / Arie Rain Glorie / Trent Griffiths / Bella Hone-Saunders
Students: Aaron Gomes/ Ahmad Qadri/ Alanna La Spina/ Alexander Maisano/ Alexia Christopoulos/ Alexis Condovrakis/ Aliza McShanag/ Amaara Raheem/ Amnee Houli/ Angelica Benedicto/ Ava Simpson/ Carelynn Chong/ Celia Reeve/ Chantal Kaliny / Chloe-Marie Iskander/ Ciel Giles-Manor/ Constance Chanof/ Dana Kaufmann/ Dayi Kiki Wu/ Declan Schipper/ Duong Gia/ Bao Tran/ Emily Shoesmith/ Gaea Balano/ Gemma MacFarlane/ Gianna Ritch/ Hamish Cameron/ Harrison McTavish/ Harry Helft/ Indiana Wilkins/ Jada Lay/ Jaimee Portelli/ Jenna Conlan/ Jennifer Coster/ Jennifer Grogan/ Jenny Phung/ Jessica Hannebery/ Jessica Spicuglia/ Jiayu Zhang/ Jocelyn Kew/ Joanna Cowen/ Jorji Louer/ Julia Marchese/ Junru Lang/ Kanting Shao/ Kasey Watts/ Katinka De Boer/ Kayla Tran/ Keely Osland/ Laticia Olivo/ Li Zhifei/ Lin Kaifeng/ Lingtao Zhang/ Liu Lu/ Liu Wenxuan/ Lorita Seifeddine/ Lucy De Gleria Cade/ Maddison Butterworth/ Mandy Sleiman/ Marian Jayasuriya/ Marie Jennings/ Mila Osavkov/ Mia Peeters/ Mitchell Dempster/ Nadia Vento/ Natalia Prioriello/ Naurath Naushard/ Nicholas Myyrylainen/ Olivia Douglas/ Olivia Osei-Safo/ Olivia Reiher/ Pia Eiby/ Ruby Sculley/ Ruixiang Feng/ Ruihan Zhang / Samara Ferlazzo /Samuel Sladecek /Sarah Witney /Shirlyn Yi/ Xuan Hiew/ Si Qi Wang /Sienna Taranto/ Simba Tran/ Sophie Young/ Stephanie Driver/ Supada Sangram/ Taline Sarkisian/ Tara Stroh-Reilly/ Thomas Marriott/ Tiffanie Yi / Yan Cheung/ Vy Nguyen/ Wang Jingrong/ Whei Yhe Tan/ Xinran Tian/ Xu Ziyang/ Yichun Cao/ Yingqi Chen/ Yiwen Chen /Zahra Patterson/ Zenna Duong/ Zhilin Zhang
photography Emma Byrnes