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TAASA TEXTILE STUDY GROUP, SYDNEY – TAASA Review June 2015

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This article was originally found in the June 2015 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 31).

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Mnēmonikos Oikogéneias (A family remembered) 10 March 2015 Marianne Hulsbosch offered a deeply personal exploration of family and memory supported by a number of her mnemonic textile sculptures, each one representing a family member.

In the creation of these intriguing box-like structures, Marianne used textiles from the family scrap basket, embellished with embroidery, beads, appliqué etc.

to “reveal memories that facilitate exploration of ancestral patterns of life”. Sadly, these works are all that remain of a much larger installation previously exhibited in Sydney, the Netherlands and the US (1995)...