Spinning the spirits: Wai Han Lee
Strathfield Library & Innovation Hub
Wai Han’s exhibition explores traditional textile practices that are deeply interwoven with human innovation, creativity, and resilience. All materials were sourced locally, including wool fleece and native plants. The works embrace a wide range of traditional, hand-based techniques—carding, spinning, felting, natural dyeing, and stitching—to investigate the transformation of raw fibre into textile art.
The artworks reflect the evolution of textile-making, revealing the labour, time, and material transformation embedded within each process. The incorporation of native plants enhances the organic character of the works and signifies care and respect for nature. By celebrating imperfection, texture, and material authenticity, the exhibition invites viewers to reconnect with the beauty of slow craftsmanship and to reconsider the value of sustainability, labour, and mindful creation in the contemporary world.
EXHIBITION:
Strathfield Council Library & Innovation Hub
6 February – 29 March 2026
OFFICIAL OPENING
Thursday 5th February 2026, 6pm
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr Danica Knežević
Artist, academic and Sessional Lecturer
Australian Catholic University
RSVP:
Thursday 29th January 2026
Bookings are required for the opening for catering purposes.
exhibitions@strathfield.nsw.gov.au
Media Release(PDF, 141KB)
Exhibition Overview(PDF, 80KB)
Artist Q&A(PDF, 2MB)
Watch now: Exhibition Tour Spinning the Spirits: Wai Han Lee
Image Wai Han Lee, Wool carder, 2025, monochrome photograph on cotton rag [left], Spinning on wheel, 2025 monochrome photograph on cotton rag [centre], Spinning wheel bobbin, 2025, monochrome photograph on cotton rag [right]