SARI

Sari is a deeply intimate journey into the traditions, self-expression and expansive nature of the Sari garment, by Australian-Indian artist Anjum Olmo. This exhibition is a reclamation of the artist’s Indian heritage, weaving together nostalgia and cultural identity with her connection to the beautiful Blue Mountains.

Olmo’s practice considers the ever-changing nature of maintaining equilibrium between her South Asian and Australian cultural identities. Sari celebrates the personal journey the artist has embarked on, to cultivate a wholistic identity which respects both past and present.

This exhibition honours the call to acknowledge and preserve South Asian cultural heritage through texture, colour and pattern. Sari gently encourages the audience to consider the importance of cultural practices in the modern context of globalisation. Here we observe the dismantling and reconstruction of the self, underlining the importance of honouring one’s truth as an act of radical self-care. 
 

This exhibition has become a travelling show which originally started at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre (May 2025), Gang Gang Gallery (Aug 2025) and next stop is Chrissie Cottter Gallery (Aug 2026). 
 

An exhibition originally developed in partnership with

Blue Mountains City Art Gallery curated by Hayley Zena Poynton.