Poppin’ Tags
City of Port Adelaide and Enfield
The Poppin’ Tags exhibition showcases creative works from 8 artists made from fast fashions, obsolete electronics and discarded items from op shops across the City of Port Adelaide and Enfield. Commissioned by the council these artworks bring new life to these thrifted items and aim to creatively foster a reduce, reuse and recycle mindset.
7 - 13 July
Greenacres Library, 2 Fosters Rd, Greenacres
14 - 21 July
The Lights Community and Sports Centre, 270 East Pkwy, Lightsview
21 - 27 July
Enfield Library, 1 Kensington Cres, Enfield
28 July - 3 AugustPort Adelaide Pop-up Library, 171 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide
This exhibition will tour throughout the council area at the following locations:
2 - 8 June
Lefevre Community and Sports Centre, 541 Victoria Road, Osborne
9 - 15 June
Semaphore Library, 14 Semaphore Rd, Semaphore
16 June - 6 July
Parks Library, 46 Trafford Street, Angle Park
photographic cyanotype prints on watercolour paper of objects sourced from op-shops, foam board
Second Serving
Artist statement:
In Ancient Greece and during the Renaissance, the dining table was a site of performance. By the 1940s, table setting had become competitive in suburban homes, and in the 1960s, British designer David Hicks coined the term "tablescape." Today, the trend continues on social media, where a perfectly styled table is still a symbol of taste, culture, and influence. While visually striking, curated tables are often fueled by homeware trends and overconsumption, similar to that of fast fashion.
Second Serving offers a slower kind of styling. Thrifted crockery, cutlery, and napkins are arranged and photographed, then exposed using the cyanotype process. Each composition plays with ideas of taste, ritual, and reuse. These imprints of domestic life showcase the beauty and possibility of a thrifted tablescape. Second Serving also draws attention to the rich histories embedded in pre-loved objects - reminding us how food and gathering connects us across time.