White Nest No. 6 will be on view from Sunday 8 March to Sunday 19 April at the Community Grow and Play Garden, Lyons Street, Rye.
A public launch will take place on Sunday 8 March at 11am which includes music by Ayako Fujii, and later in the day a participatory Sound Bath.
The project recognises the many ways women sustain cultural knowledge through everyday practices, from hand-making and repair to nurturing environments and communities.
Kato’s work reflects how creativity is often embedded in daily life, and how women’s contributions are expressed through ongoing, often unseen labour rather than permanent or monumental forms.
A six-week public program featuring music, workshops and community activities will accompany the artwork, offering ways to connect through making, sustainability and shared experiences.
Chaco Kato’s installation draws on her life-long artistic practice, exploring the relationship between fragility and resilience through hand-made, temporary structures.
Working with repurposed yarns, bamboo and reused materials, the artwork responds directly to its garden setting. Transparent weaving moves gently with the wind, inviting visitors to pause, reflect and experience the Pocket Park in a new way.
The work offers a quiet, meditative encounter, encouraging audiences to slow down and re-see the garden through light, movement and material.
Impermanence is central to the installation. Its temporary nature reflects vulnerability and strength, while acknowledging the ongoing acts of care, repair and reuse that underpin everyday life and community resilience.
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