Rhizoming
About Process
Ground on ground, staining, rubbing, washing, printing, wiping, rinsing, ironing. These are the processes of my training and my inclination. They are continuously used and adapted in a dialogue with the land. Place and placelessness shift and slide as I deal with colonisation and dispossession. The land holds the traces of the past, glimpses are given, knowledge is gained and the dialogue continues. The archaeologist John Mulvaney once said that an inspirited landscape was one of the greatest gifts given to us by Indigenous people. My work aims to find a ground where this is respected across all cultures who share the land.
Drawing process
Monday, June 22, 2015
The Broken Line in progress
Whilst drawing at Mirima National Park I decided to commit to a lengthy investigation with a full roll of Rives BFK. I soaked the paper in a small waterhole at a fold in the rock face, laid the paper on the ground and drew with Sumi ink. The ink followed the folds and valleys in the paper negotiating rock formations and vegetation.
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