The Soul Trembles

I'm so elated to share pictures with you all from the transcendent experience of seeing Chiharu Shiota's immersive, large-scale exhibition The Soul Trembles at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). Highlighting twenty-five years of Osaka-born, Berlin-based Shiota's artistic practice with a plethora of transformative pieces including those fashioned from millions of fine threads that either cluster in the space or even transform into complex, spider-like webs that crawl, spill & grasp from ceiling to wall to floor, the exhibition deals with concepts including memories, dreams & silence as well as explores the fragile threads that often hold human beings - & our sense of humanity as a whole - together. For me, it truly was a transformative, emotional journey of the soul & something that was just so, so special. Truly, if you have the opportunity to see & experience it for yourself, think about doing so because you won't be disappointed. I took my parents along with me & we're still talking about it more than a week later.

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Dress: Witchery cotton

Ankle Boots: Wittner matte leather, patent leather, buttons

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: Sussan vinyl

Bangle: Gift, 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles vintage silver

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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For the occasion, I wore a gorgeous dark floral cotton midi-length dress with shirred bodice, high neckline & long, leg-of-mutton sleeves with shirred cuffs from Australian fashion stalwart Witchery, styled up with a pair of black matte & patent leather ankle boots with buttons from Wittner (unofficially known as my "Anne of Green Gables" boots), 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty-warm, a black 1990s-inspired vinyl shoulder bag from Sussan to carry all the essentials including mask & hand sanitizer & some of my favourite jewellery pieces - a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles gifted to me by some dear friends & a single, vintage silver bangle from (sadly now defunct) 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles, given to me by my younger brother a few years ago.

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A question of perspective...

Up from below...

After spending quite some time at GOMA, we headed towards Southbank Parklands for lunch at one of our all-time favourite haunts, Ahmet's Turkish Restaurant but on our way, we stopped to check out the brightly coloured, kitsch spectacular that was the Queensland to a T mini exhibit at the Queensland State Library showcasing the cultural significance of the artwork on souvenir teatowels from the 1950s & beyond & how textiles can be used to chart Queensland's growth & change during any given period.

One final scroll for a sneak peek at our delicious Turkish lunch:

Eggplant Casserole with Rice, Manti Lamb Dumplings with Yoghurt & Zucchini Fritters washed down with a tangy & refreshing Rosegarden Delight Mocktail... & perhaps even followed by a cheeky last-minute stop at the Gelatissimo a few doors down for a small cup of gelato (make mine Young Coconut Grove!)...