Join us from 10am - 4pm on Saturday 14 December at the IMA Maker's Market to celebrate the launch of the first collection of Space Junk by Gemma Traynor and You Took Your Time.
WHEN: 10am - 4pm, Saturday 14 December
WHERE: Judith Wright Arts Centre, 420 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley
Space Junk is an initiative by Outer Space that sees local artists reimagine commercial waste into new sustainably-minded creative outcomes. Presented in partnership with The Print Bar, artists are invited to repurpose mis-printed materials into wearable items, artworks and unique designs.
About the artists
Gemma Traynor is an artist and photographer based in Meanjin, Brisbane. Gemma has worked as a professional photographer for the past eight years whilst also fostering an arts practice. Traynor’s practice has emerged from her two loves of photography and craft; and often explore introspective reflections of memory and human experience. Utilising crafting and experimental processes Traynor’s work challenges the ephemeral nature of photography.
“I took a very experimental approach to my project for Space Junk. This project gave me the opportunity to play with different materials and to reimagine my usual work into something wearable. The waste garments from The Print Bar were presented to us as somewhat of a blank slate, open to so many avenues of manipulation. My making process was guided by play and responding to tactile elements of the materials such as touch and weight. I used techniques such as hand dying, embroidery, and patchwork to give new life to these waste garments. The imagery used in this project has been selected from my extensive collection of existing photography.”
“You Took Your Time is a clothing brand and it’s raw as f**k!
It’s what’s been happening with some of these underground kids you ain’t never heard of before.
Space Junk AKA “Outer Space” had a nice firm handshake and asked for the proposition for a collaboration. With eyes that teared with love and enthusiasm, we got deep into miss prints and deadstock apparel from tha Print Bar here in Meanjin. Piles of waste ready to be tampered with.
The opt to shop original art, kept local and printed with love.
Thank you for reading.”
Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up one-of-a-kind pieces from these incredible artists!
ACCESSIBILITY: The Judith Wright Arts Centre is wheelchair accessible from the Brunswick St entrance. If you have any specific access needs or questions, please either email admin@outerspacebrisbane.org or send us a message on Instagram.
The Space Junk initiative by Outer Space is presented in partnership with The Print Bar.