Janet Bromley
Janet Bromley
Mother Daughter Aunty
Recycled materials, string and yarns, possum skin, (L) 140cm x (W) 70cm, 2019
Mothers Daughters, Aunties is a story about my immediate family and the change that has taken place across four generations. Each generation is represented by a piece of their clothing that has been cut into yarn and brought together on a handmade loom. It is the story of my mother, separated from her extended Aboriginal family and how she held us, the future together as a strong matriarch. It is also a story of the journey from the natural materials in my mother’s time to man-made and impossible to recycle materials used by my granddaughter.
Janet Bromley is a Yorta Yorta artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores sustainability, storytelling, and connection to Country. Working with both traditional and contemporary materials, Janet uses recycled clothing, plastic waste, found objects, and bush materials to create sculptures, woven works, and large-scale installations. Her art draws on Aboriginal cultural knowledge systems, it's deeply embedded in caring for country, storytelling, layers of time and taking only what is needed from the environment. Janet regularly delivers workshops that promote environmental awareness and cultural learning through creative practice.