Walsall, West Midlands



The Walsall Camel Sanctum Cloth



Earthbound,  2024 The New Art Gallery Walsall

“Manning has worked in collaboration with General Public to create two fabric banners or temple cloths that hang alongside The Sanctum of the One-Eyed Toad and a further banner for the Gallery’s street-facing Window Box. The temple cloths are hand dyed using the plant, buddleia, also known as the butterfly bush, which has been harvested only metres away from the Gallery, encouraging us to notice the nature on our very doorsteps. The motif Manning has chosen to use is a drawing of a camel, which was created by Mud Club participant Tammy Hawkins. The camel can be seen as symbolic of resilience and endurance within the context of troubling times and changing climates.”