Casino Wake Up Time
A collective of Bundjalung and Kamilaroi women who have been meeting and weaving for over ten years
By Biennale of Sydney
23rd Biennale of Sydney: rīvus
Slumber Party (2022) by Casino Wake Up TimeBiennale of Sydney
About the participant
Casino Wake Up Time
Established 2006 in Casino, Australia
Janelle Duncan, Born 1964 in Mungindi
Kamilaroi
Margaret Torrens, Born 1954 in Casino
Bundjalung
Theresa Bolt, Born 1972 in Ballina
Bundjalung
Kylie Caldwell, Born 1974 in Casino
Bundjalung
Casino Wake Up Time is a collective of Bundjalung and Kamilaroi women who have been meeting and weaving for over ten years. The members are Auntie Janelle Duncan, Auntie Margaret Torrens, Theresa Bolt and Kylie Caldwell, based in Casino.
Casino Wake Up Time is leading New South Wales Aboriginal contemporary weaving into new and abstract forms.
Welcome to Country – Casino Wake Up Time (2022) by Ankit MishraBiennale of Sydney
Welcome to Country
Slumber Party (2022) by Casino Wake Up TimeBiennale of Sydney
Slumber Party, 2022
Slumber Party, 2022, commissioned for rīvus, represents countless hours of harvesting and picking natural fibres on Bundjalung wetlands, rivers and along roadsides, processing and splitting fibres, and weaving collectively in a pandemic.
Slumber Party (2022) by Casino Wake Up TimeBiennale of Sydney
The woven objects on cast iron frames represent stories of riparian zones, freshwater flow, kinship of plants and revitalisation of women’s cultural weaving practices.
A riparian zone is land alongside creeks, streams, gullies, rivers and wetlands.
The fibres important to Bundjalung weaving are Buchie rushes, Bullrush and Lomandra grass—aquatic and riparian vegetation that are essential protectors in supporting healthy freshwater.
Slumber Party (2022) by Casino Wake Up TimeBiennale of Sydney
The bed frames suggest dormitory beds from violent colonial practices of removal and the paternalistic slumber state of society, government, and industries regarding actions to care, protect and restore our freshwater systems.
Slumber Party (2022) by Casino Wake Up TimeBiennale of Sydney
Casino Wake Up Time's Kylie Caldwell says, 'it is a domestication of acceptance, the complacency of freshwater care and negligence prevalent in our society. We need to show up and take care of these waterways!'
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Women Weaving – Casino Wake Up Time (2022) by Ankit MishraBiennale of Sydney
Women Weaving | Casino Wake Up Time
Learn with Bundjalung collective and 23rd Biennale of Sydney participant Casino Wake Up Time through our exclusive four-part digital series created especially for students and educators.
Watery Memories – Casino Wake Up Time (2022) by Ankit MishraBiennale of Sydney
Watery Memories | Casino Wake Up Time
Learn with Bundjalung collective and 23rd Biennale of Sydney participant Casino Wake Up Time through our exclusive four-part digital series created especially for students and educators.
Material Connections – Casino Wake Up Time (2022) by Ankit MishraBiennale of Sydney
Material Connections | Casino Wake Up Time
Learn with Bundjalung collective and 23rd Biennale of Sydney participant Casino Wake Up Time through our exclusive four-part digital series created especially for students and educators.
