State Library Victoria Handmade Universe exhibition features knitted map of the stars

A decade ago Melbourne software engineer Sarah Spencer began an unlikely project that has ended up with her huge woollen star map on show at the State Library.

State Library Victoria – Knitting, coding, and the stars: caring for a time-based media artwork in a library collection – Part 2

The Handmade Universe: from craft to code and the spaces between - Part One

Handmade Universe: from craft to code and the spaces between

State Library Victoria – Knitting, coding, and the stars: caring for a time-based media artwork in a library collection – Part 1

State Library Victoria – Knitting, coding, and the stars: caring for a time-based media artwork in a library collection – Part 2

Handmade Universe at State Library of Victoria

Handmade Universe: Installing Stargazing by Sarah Spencer, ✨ Handmade Universe is here! Watch as Melbourne-based artist and software engineer Sarah Spencer's giant knitted star map 'Stargazing' lights up State

Handmade Universe exhibition at the State Library of Victoria

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