Camille Laddawan

Camille Laddawan — 'Mali', Handmade Ornamental Bag, 2025

$2,600

Named after Laddawan’s mother, Mali is a handmade ornamental bag. Born in Thailand in the 1960s, her mum Mali and uncle Kim lived in Bangkok on the edge of a banana plantation. On a trip to Thailand in 2024, the artist learned about the use of banana seeds in beading, and how to make traditional mulberry paper, as ways of connecting to her mother and learning something of the material and spiritual context of her upbringing. In this work, the bag symbolises an object that both carries and is carried from one place to another; a vessel that contains histories and futures. Similarly, the banana seeds are naturally unfixed travelling entities that themselves contain living stories. This work draws connections between the carrier bag, migration routes, and the stories that are contained within organic materials.

Camille Laddawan’s practice is centred on beading. Her work is often inscribed with fragments of text and music notation by way of a visual code. Through these codes, her work comments on the nature of language. By drawing on personal encounters, Camille examines how institutions use language to structure experience, and how systems of language affect individuals.

Old School

Main Gallery

March 15 - May 3 2025

A contemporary response to the heritage and legacies of craft practice, featuring the work of six diverse practitioners.

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Material: banana seeds, handmade mulberry paper, waxed cord, ironbark 

Dimensions: approx. 60 x 20cm

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