Mani Kambo - Newcastle Castle Flag

Colin Davison © 2024 Baltic

My flag design at Newcastle Castle, exhibiting at the same time as my solo exhibition Axis Mundi at Baltic center for Contemporary art. Connecting two spaces across the city. The flag can be seen from Baltic and from the castle you can see Baltic.

In collaboration with the Baltic’s Ax-is-Mun-di exhibition, a new flag is now flying from the Castle Keep rooftop. Created by multidisciplinary artist Mani Kambo, the flag's design, alongside the rest of the pieces in her ongoing exhibition, externalizes Kambo's exploration of the inner spirit, drawing on personal totemic symbols and influences rooted in superstition and religious ceremony. Her practice encompasses textiles, fabric dying and printmaking, focusing on the layering and editing of totemic symbols in order to 'collage narratives and weave dreamscapes'.