Carly Tarkari Dodd — 'Yalkari 3', Woven Sculpture (2025)

Yalkari 3 forms part of Dodd's latest collection featuring seven chunky woven soft sculptures that speak to the survival and revival of traditional weaving practices. Once lost for generations in her family, the practice has re-emerged through reconnection and cultural remembering. 

Each form is stitched using methods that mirror the way rushes were traditionally woven honouring ancestral technique while embracing material experimentation. The works celebrate weaving not only as a method of making but as a living act of cultural resilience. Over time, materials may change, but the significance of the stitch remains.

For Dodd, as long as the stitch endures, so do the stories, knowledge, and people it connects.

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Carly Tarkari Dodd is a Kaurna, Narungga and Ngarrindjeri artist and curator whose practice centres on weaving, jewellery, sculpture, and cultural storytelling. Taught traditional Ngarrindjeri weaving techniques by Aunty Ellen Trevorrow at a young age, Dodd continues this legacy by combining ancestral knowledge with contemporary materials to create powerful objects of cultural resilience. Her work explores themes of First Nations activism, sovereignty, and identity, often juxtaposing Indigenous experience with the ongoing impacts of colonisation.
 
Through adornment and regalia, Dodd highlights the strength and beauty of cultural continuation, transforming materials like raffia, ribbon, and fabric into bold wearable statements. Her work has been featured at Australian Fashion Week, in Vogue Australia, and across national and international exhibitions. In 2023, she was a finalist in the MAKE Award and in 2025, she was named a finalist in the prestigious Rigg Design Prize.

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Dancing Hands curated by Maya Hodge (Lardil)

Main Gallery

June 28 — August 2, 2025

Marking the fifth year of Craft's annual First Peoples-led exhibition series, Dancing Hands showcases six Aboriginal women artists at different stages of their careers working across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia. 

Through their craft, these artists illuminate the enduring strength of First Peoples' storytelling, culture and community. Each artist brings their unique experiences and creative approaches, contributing to the rich tapestry of contemporary Aboriginal art and design. 

Learn more here

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Material: linen, cotton yarn and polyester fill

Dimensions: Approx. 48 x 26 x 20 cm

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