The Star: June 03, 2021

• By Matt Slaughter
CLAUDIA JARDINE is doing
Arts Centre’s Arts Four Creative
Residency programme, between
now and July. It is being funded
with support from Creative New
Zealand and the Stout Trust.
The artists are living in the
residence above Lumiere Cinema
By the end of the 12 weeks, each
artist will complete a project in
their chosen art form.
Jardine aims to complete her
first full collection of poetry,
which explores the themes of
textile manufacture in the ancient
world and the history of the
women in her own family.
A particular focus of her poetry
will be on loom weights, a type
of ancient weaving tool used to
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what many poets only dream of.
She is being paid to write
poetry and live in a space known
for breeding creativity, The Arts
Centre.
The 25-year-old, who recently
moved back home to Christchurch
after studying classics at Victoria
University of Wellington, is
one o four artists selected for The
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weigh down warp threads, which
hung from looms.
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WEAVING: Claudia Jardine is combining textile themes with family history during her Arts Centre residency.
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