Selected works from RMIT Culture collections and International Collections

Christophe Charles, Sound of Weather, 2012 - 2013

This collaborative work that spans countries really strikes me now that we are all isolated behind our own borders. Sound of Weather merges abstracted recordings of climatic conditions in Melbourne and Tokyo and explores how these climatic changes interact with urban and natural environments. My own family is scattered in coastal cities around the world and my recent project explores how oceans connect and divide us. Sound of Weather reminds me of more ways we are all connected, different, and similar.

Christophe Charles

Sound of Weather, 2012 - 2013

Sound installation

16 channels, duration 32 mins

Commissioned through the RMIT Art Fund, 2012 Sonic Arts Collection, RMIT University Art Collection

Markus Spiske, Zigg Zagg pattern knitted sweater background Being Swedish and living outside of Sweden I’ve started to cling to the culture harder than ever before. Having a drawing and textile based practice, I looked into traditional embroidery, fabrics, and dying that would connect me back to my home. Building connections over time and space through textile techniques that have been passed down through generations. Waves moving back and forth between us. These invisible forces that pull us together and bring comfort in a world where we have never been further apart.

Markus Spiske Zigzag patterned knitted sweater background

Image uploaded to Rawpixel by Creator. Public Domain CC0 https://markusspiske.com/stockphotos-creative-commons/

Louise Rippert’s, Pink Bindu (small), 2013

I’m always searching for artists who use embroidery techniques so when I found Louise Ripperts Pink Bindu I was thrilled and instantly looked up all her other work. I explore a lot of healing practices in my work and sewing, circles, repetition, and lengthy meditative processes are always recurring. Ripperts layering of synthetic films and papers with silk and pencil create a multifaceted surface full of tension and story.

Louise Rippert’s Pink Bindu (small), 2013

Drafting film, glassine paper, silver gilt, cotton thread, silk thread, nylon thread, pencil and paper on glassine paper

26 x 21 cm

Purchased through the RMIT Art Fund, 2013 RMIT University Art Collection