Solid ideas on fragile foundations



Pencil on eggshells, thread
17x17x17cm
2009

The physical nature of the work is fragile, and will crumble over time, but the ideas are solid and have a long history. Solid Ideas on Fragile Foundations is a metaphor for the displacement of well intended ideas and values. 
When we look at the landscape of the Mildura/Wentworth area, we see an agricultural farming community established on desert soil that belongs to others, its future uncertain. A patchwork of native bushland, green crops, and abandoned farmland,
The small eggshell drawings of indigenous plants have been bundled into a net and hung from a peppercorn tree where they are left to endure the weather, waiting to be moved to a 'more suitable' location.