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Blessed little children [Image no. 12470]
No full textArtist statement: “In using the kewpie doll as a model, I present an irony, which by enhancing the objects with strategically placed wire, indicates the suffering of children. The reality is that in todays world, even in industrialised countries, children are exposed to aids, malnutrition, and abuse. One only has to read about human rights to realise that children of the world are all still at risk. In this work the “Kewpie Babies”, represent children of the world that suffer from poverty, starvation, disease, abuse, slavery, war damage and the dispossessed. In the 21st Century it is still inconceivable that innocent children suffer because of mans’ inhumanity to man. The Kewpie Doll was one of the first toys in mass manufacturing in the early 1900’s. It may appear as a trivial object to some but it became symbolic for many who saw it as a message of love and a happy childhood. The word Kewpie is derived from “Cupid”. I see it as a tool to express my ideas about the children of today.”.Copyright of the artist. Photographer: Chantal Labbé, SCA Images Online.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/422
Unstable ground [Image no. 12484]
No full textArtist statement: “Geological layers, historical and cultural layers lie beneath the ground we live upon. Certain mining company projects mine the wealth of minerals, destroying the shards of ancient cultures and damaging the ecological balance of a natural environment. Such practices are unbearable to witness and destabilise the ecological and cultural life of future generations.".Copyright of the artist. Photographer: Chantal Labbé, SCA Images Online.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/424
Huon ahoy huon destroy [Image no. 12494]
No full textArtist statement: "Huon pine is a relic of Gondwana the first pollen records date back to 135 million years. They are one of the slowest growing and longest living plants in the world and are only found in remote Western Tasmania. During the 1800's these trees were logged for ship building as they contained an oil that retarded the growth of fungi. The Huons were felled and floated down stream along the Franklin and Gordon rivers. Today the tree is wholly protected and cannot be felled.".Copyright of the artist. Photographer: Chantal Labbé, SCA Images Online.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/425
Lest we forget : Exhibition view [Image no. 12522]
No full textArtist statement: "When I began this project eight Australians had died in active service in Afghanistan. The number has now risen to eleven. I've made nameless memento mori ID tag for each of them. ID tags are used by the military. Their sole function is to register death, one tag is taken by the person who discovers the body and the other remains with the body often in the body bag. This final piece of jewellery records only the name, rank and serial number of the individual. They are precious, anonymous and intimate everyday reminders of mortality and the risks we are prepared (or not prepared) to take.".Copyright of the artist. Photographer: Chantal Labbé, SCA Images Online.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/428
Country letter boxes [Image no. 12954]
No full textCopyright Lynn Smith.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/498
Dance hall [Image no. 12956]
No full textCopyright Lynn Smith.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/498
Deco facade [Image no. 12957]
No full textCopyright Lynn Smith.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/498
Boiler room [Image no. 12960]
No full textCopyright Lynn Smith.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/498
Hey! [Image no. 12963]
No full textCopyright Lynn Smith.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/499
Broken window with ladder [Image no. 12987]
No full textCopyright Lynn Smith.For more information about this item, browse to http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/500