Studio Journal
Essays, field notes and reflections from the Tracing Australia project
Through essays, field notes and reflections, the Studio Journal is a place where I delve into Australia's landscapes, significant trees, histories and places. These writings accompany my artwork and the evolving Tracing Australia project, a long-term project looking at the stories that shape our relationship with Country and what Australia or being Australian really means.
turning the corner-
19 weeks in on a 6 month road trip tracing Australia, we turn the corner of the Western Australia coast and begin to head east.
Boab country
Boab trees of the Kimberley Western Australia….gentle giants observing the tides of change
January 26
a conversation we need to have
January 26 sits uncomfortably with me as a celebration of what Australia is today. I cannot partition it from its roots-(and those are also my roots) the advantages I have from the displacement of others. I cannot be proud of the condoned act of piracy. I cannot buy in to a One Nation under one flag ideology.
Having a Voice
This year might be a watershed moment for Australia. This year might be an opportunity for us to let go of the colonial shackles, prejudices, biases and fears we may have about treaties, reconciliation and our notions of what it is to be Australian. We have an opportunity to reframe our identity, to move forward with pride and honour.
It's Time for a change Australia
It’s time for a change Australia- a rethink about Commonwealth, monarchy, and nationhood. What does it all mean anyway today?
Lateral Thinking Part 2
Poverty will only be made history when nature enters economic calculations in the same way that buildings, machines and roads do. Partha Dasgupta
What does it mean to belong? Beginning on Tamborine Mountain and following the remarkable migration of the Eastern Curlew, this month's Studio Journal reflects on community, stewardship and the reciprocal relationship between people and the places that shape them.