To hug, to hold, to pause without hesitation, to rest, The Things That Hold Us takes inspiration from the artist's postpartum journey and celebrates the moments that presented challenge and joy, resulting in the growth of two beings. Community members are invited to engage with the artwork through gentle touch and on their mobile devices using a companion AR application.
Janet Hinkle is a multidisciplinary artist with a practice rooted in both contemporary fine art and craft. With a fondness for mixing juxtaposing materials and a practice rooted in sustainability, biodiversity and conservation, she is driven to explore concepts involving the natural world and related interventions. Pulling inspiration from the anthropocene, her work manifests as installation, sculpture, gatherings, time-based media, and human-flora interaction. In addition to her creative practice, Janet curates, coordinates and facilitates creative projects and artist capacity-building programs.