Wendy developed her love of Asian antiques from a life of travel, yoga, and adventuring around the world. Her little Japanese altar was much loved, but deteriorating rapidly by the time we passed it to Noosa artist Nathalie Bastier. Repair and reuse are central to Nathalie’s art as a means to explore material cultures and vitalise the experience of crafted objects. She used these influences to propel a rich transformative restoration.

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Funded by the University of New South Wales Faculty of Art & Design and the Australian National University College of Arts & Social Sciences School of Art & Design. Facilitated with the support of the Australian Design Centre, Noosa Regional Gallery and Design Tasmania.

Chief Investigator: Guy Keulemans
Co-Investigator: Niklavs Rubenis
Filming, Editing & Photography: Kit Baker
Music: Oli Chang
Additional transcript editing: Tammy Brennan