NGVs backyard takes a new spin on the floral bloom

Textiles, architecture and floral decoration collide for the 2015 Summer Architecture Commission at the NGV.
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Concept drawing of John Wardle Architectures installation unveiled this month; supplied

Textiles are not the first thing one conjures when thinking of architectural commissions or outdoor artworks but John Wardle Architects has created a luminous pink hemisphere of 1350 hand-folded textile blooms that will transform the NGV’s backyard.

The work is the inaugural NGV Summer Architecture Commission, an award that allows architects and designers to create design innovative, temporary outdoor installations and structures in NGV International’s Grollo Equiset Garden.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina