Fridge Magnet Making with Sister GlitterNullius

Join Sister GlitterNullius for the finissage weekend of Karla Dickens’ Rise and Fall as she guides us in a frij-magnet making workshop. We will reflect on ideas about changing social identities, community cohesion, social inclusion/exclusion, temporality, social mobility and Belonging and leave with frij magnets as mementos.

Wollongong was once a steel industry town but now has a burgeoning university and art community. This project acknowledges the Dharawal Nation and Country as the enduring custodians of the area and how the participants view and feel about their relationships with the local Aboriginal community.

The workshop will explore irony, tensions and successes after the arrival of and resettlement/colonisation by new ‘residents’, redefining the community and its shifting social identity. Asking, what can we all do to improve our relationships and address climate crises at the same time.

Materials provided. Feel free to Bring Your Own small items such as small toys, pieces of fabric, pegs and magazine images or personal photographs for attaching to fridge magnets that reflect your own history and connections with the Wollongong region.

Image: Sister GlitterNullius, still from Cementa22 Festival: Sister GlitterNullius: “The Kandos Doll’s House” & “Keeping Gate” (detail), 2022. Courtesy of the artist.