Some cities are darker than others; more mysterious, more romantic, more creative. In the southern hemisphere Melbourne and Dunedin share that reputation and both have used it to tell their stories. Dunedin’s neo-gothic and colonial architecture, four-seasons- in-one-day weather, and harbour and hills setting have long attracted writers, artists, musicians and fashion and jewellery designers, poets and architects to settle here. Creativity and non-conformity are part of its life force, nurtured and incubated by the Otago Polytechnic, the University of Otago and the rich local creative community.
A DARKER EDEN: Fashion from DUNEDIN celebrates the creative context that is unique to Dunedin, which travels around the world and which has the world travelling to it.
Curators Jane Malthus and Margo Barton, designed by Caro McCaw and Leyton Glen, print and catalogue design by Martin Kean.
Silo Six gallery, Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter 2014.