Rarely do we think that craft and science intersect – most of the time they are seen on opposite sides of the spectrum. But a recent exhibition at State Library Victoria opens up a different narrative where craft plays an equally significant role in teaching us about the world, from the natural to the astronomical.
Handmade Universe: From craft to code and the spaces between features a major commissioned work by Melbourne based artist and software engineer Sarah Spencer. Described by co-curator Bethan Johnson as a ‘wild magnificent jumper of a work’, Stargazing is a 15-kg knitted tapestry of the 88 constellations used in Western astronomy.
