Andrea Eckersley, 2026, Ombre Inferential, dye reactive printed silk dress, wool and steel studio chair with light.
Alta Forma is delighted to present By Necessity, featuring John Brooks, Andrea Eckersley, Jacquelyn Fang Greenbank, Leah Muddle, Dell Stewart, Meredith Turnbull and Mashara Wachjudy. This exhibition takes place across Daine Singer (Bulleke-bek/Brunswick) and Alta Forma (Naarm/St Kilda Road, Melbourne).
Opening celebration at Daine Singer
2-4pm Saturday 2 May
Exhibition dates:
2 May – 30 May 2026
By Necessity features artists who engage with textiles in diverse ways. It examines how the gestures of making are guided by principles of necessity including: a direct relationship to the body and the body in space; with humour, memory and politics through image making; through compulsion, repurposing, world building and ideas of sustainability. By Necessity examines how visual art, craft and design-based practices utilise the idea of necessity to drive and sustain practice. By Necessity is presented as part of Melbourne Design Week (MDW), 2026.