“Pacific Pattern” is a series of photographs by New Zealand photographer Glen Jowitt that document new developments in Pacific pattern making. The exhibition highlights the role that pattern, fabric and fibre play in the body adornment, costume, ceremonial rituals and architecture of the Pacific. The photographs also tell the story of how ideas, people and things flow and how connections are made. The exhibition celebrates the role that Pacific crafts people, especially women, play in transmitting cultural traditions in our changing world. Jowitt has spent over twenty years recording the craftwork of Pacific people. The exhibition is hosted by the Canterbury Museum and continues until 29 March 2009.
"Pacific Pattern" by Glenn Jowitt. Image courtesy of Canterbury Museum.
