Exposing Stitches
*Trigger warning: discusses sexual violence*
‘What does your rapist do now?’
Exposing Stitches asks this question of Territorians and details their answers through works painstakingly embroidered on recycled bedding and hung among the Civic Park palms during both weekends of Darwin Fringe Festival 2022.
Confronting, thought-provoking and at times heart-breaking, this installation aims to stimulate conversation and challenge commonly-held beliefs pertaining to perpetrators of sexual violence.
Immerse yourself in the lived experiences of your local community today.
Originally from Noongar Country in the South-West of WA, these days Shauna is firmly rooted in the Northern Territory arts community having spent over four years working with Top End arts organisations including MusicNT, Darwin Visual Arts and Browns Mart. As of mid-2020, Shauna has taken on the new and exciting challenge of managing the development and implementation the Territory’s first Safe Venues Program, the All Good Project. In this role, Shauna creates policies, educational resources, best practice guidelines and delivers training workshops to ensure safer live music venues and festivals across the Northern Territory. When not busying herself with work within the arts, Shauna can be found teaching yoga around Darwin.
Civic Park
Ticket price $
Restrictions
Contains adult themes Contains references to trigger content References sexual violence References violence or domestic violenceAccessibility
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Offer gender neutral toilets
• Have a fully accessible public toilet that is unlocked
• Accessible by public transport
• Car park suitable for wheelchair transportation available within 2 minutes of the venue entrance
• Assistance dogs welcome
• Seating options are available in all spaces
• Railing is used where appropriate (stairs and toilets etc)
• Use of Braille and/ or tactile signage in the toilets