Emma Ismawi Imagining the revolution A4 Makingshit botanical infused silk scrunchies made

botanical infused silk scrunchies made with reclaimed silk and dyed with sustainably sourced Australian plants

126 handsewn petals

each row telling a story and an increasingly rare example of an art form that is now fading even within the nomadic communities within which she grew up

Cold hand wash with wool detergent

High quality print of coloured pencil drawing on rough paper 200gr

Emma Ismawi Imagining the revolution A4 Makingshit botanical infused silk scrunchies madeWhat is politically, socially and economically possible has always been about WILL and the illusion of the status quo. The Coronavirus pandemic has exaggerated and brought to the forefront the gross inequalities we always knew existed. The biggest loss in this is if we come out the other side unchanged. Normal only served the elite. We the people, its time to imagine the revolution. Archival museum grade pigment print on 290GSM Hahnemhle Hemp paper.