When moving through the exhibition Tannic Bonds you will notice artworks not just with your eyes but also with your nose. Artworks are not always visual works. Sometimes artworks are experienced through senses other than our visual sense. Sometimes artworks are understood through smell, sound, touch and taste.
Come along to the Creation Station to decorate your own diya. A diya is a small traditional oil lamp made from clay, metal, or stone, with a cotton wick dipped in oil or ghee, used in Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain prayers. Diyas are essential during celebrations like Diwali (the Festival of Lights).
Or smell each of the seven fragrances that are in the numbered brown glass bottles on the shelf and draw a picture of what the scents remind you of!
The Creation Station is a free art making activity space for children and all ages. All materials are supplied and you can stay as little or as long as you like. The Creation Station is accessible at anytime during gallery opening hours.
Abdullah MI Syed, Discourse within Discourse: The Circle, 2003/2023 (detail), spice and organically dyed cheesecloth, spices, gold thread and 24 carat gold leaf. Photography: Document Photography. Image courtesy of the artist, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert and Penrith Regional Gallery.