Tibrogargan

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2023 acrylic on canvas 25 x 30cm Colonisation has resulted in many Black people being forcibly removed from their homelands. This is represented by the sailboat, isolated in an are a of water with the story of being exiled from Family, Country, and Culture. ‘Left my shoe’s down rocky waters’ are words I dotted down in my diary during the painting of this piece. This guided the placement of the shoebox bottom to the right and is symbolic of someone’s belongings, the places they’ve traveled, and the stories they hold. The mountain is Tibrogargan and the faces seen towards the top represent the Culture and stories of the surrounding area. The smoke in the distance shows a fire burning telling of the disruptions caused from the start of invasion to current day government Australia. Show more