LET ME BE TENDER

7 March – 30 May 2026

 

Anna Dunnill, Processing Plant, 2021-ongoing, installed at correspondences (detail). Araujia sericifera (moth vine); fibre from moth vine stems; fibre from moth vine seed floss; dyes made from other invasive plants (oxalis pes-caprae, cleavers), dimensions variable. Photo: Steph Duncan.

LET ME BE TENDER

Correspondences, Brunswick VIC
7 March – 30 May 2026

In Let me be tender, visual artist and writer Anna Dunnill and singer-songwriter Imogen Pemberton came together to examine tenderness—what it means, what it takes, and what it creates when we offer, seek out, and receive tenderness.

Inspired by Imogen’s tender vocals and lyrics, and Anna’s tender weavings, Let me be tender features video and weavings by Anna and writing and performance by Imogen. It was presented in two parts over three months.

Part 1 (7 March to 2 May)—The first part of the project showcased Anna’s short video, Processing Plant (2021). The inclusion of Processing Plant foregrounds Anna’s return to working with stem fibres and seed floss from the moth vine (Araujia sericifera), an invasive plant that grows locally in backyards, alleyways, along train lines, and along fences.

Alongside the video, Anna presented the physical remnants of working with moth vine, from bundles of semi-processed fibres to spun and twined skeins, as well as two tapestries woven with the resulting thread. The labour of working with this invasive plant provided an entry point into thinking about tenderness, as she reflected, wrote, and developed new textile works.

Elsewhere in the gallery, two other tapestries were exhibited alongside a tenderly strung collection of flowers. Made using studio scraps, found objects and handmade beads, these pieces continued Anna’s longstanding exploration into the relations between body, material and place.

Exhibition documentation by Steph Duncan.