Artwork: Tireless Traveller 2024
Artist: Pinal Maniar
Medium: stitched textile, copper wire, wood
Acquisition: An acquisition of the ACT Legislative Assembly Art Advisory Committee, 2024
Asset no: OLA002853
About the Work
Pinal Maniar‘s work speaks about the migration of this bird – the bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica – from Alaska, USA to Tasmania, Australia, across the Pacific Ocean, a journey with which she feels a personal connection to, having made the same trip herself. The 3-bird sculpture, one of which is embroidered, mimics stop-motion animation, giving a strong feeling of movement.
About the Artist
Pinal Maniar has a diverse background in textiles, from small business to teaching. For them all she brings her wide cultural experience and deft handling of materials.