BRAIDWOMAN™ Premieres at Adelaide Fringe

Image: Braided Flying Fish (BRAIDWOMAN™ Premieres in South Australia), 2026

Contemporary hair sculpture study for the experimental short film series BRAIDWOMAN™, premiering at Adelaide Fringe 2026, Adelaide, South Australia.

A single black braid arcs across translucent fabric stretched within an embroidery hoop, its form pinned into the silhouette of a flying fish. Fine stitching anchors the braid to gauze-like cloth, each thread marking points of tension and restraint. A steadying hand supports the composition from behind, reinforcing the intimacy of scale.

Both drawing and structure, the braid maps motion through measured placement — a provisional architecture where stitch, cord, and gesture begin articulating the sculptural language of BRAIDWOMAN™, a contemporary hair sculpture film by Joanne Petit-Frère.

Joanne Petit-Frère
Archival pigment print

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BRAIDWOMAN™ Premieres at Adelaide Fringe 2026

BRAIDWOMAN™, is contemporary hair sculpture and experimental short film series by Joanne Petit-Frère of JoGoesWest Studios™,

… premiering March 3, 2026 at The Mercury Cinema in Adelaide, South Australia, in part Adelaide Fringe.

Next, March 21 yields

Activation II - that will introduce her baked-in series

Braided Sanctuaries™

This presentation is offered with respect to the Kaurna peoples of the Adelaide Plains, whose custodianship of land and culture predates colonial occupation.

BRAIDWOMAN™ is rooted in diasporic memory and recognizes the importance of honoring Indigenous histories where the work is also recognized.

For screening information, be attuned.