The Empire Strikes Black I (Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others)
2018
Dimensions: Two panels, 122cm h x 160cm w each
Anamorphic text, glow mineral on board with timed strobe light
Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane
The Empire Strikes Black II (Self Determination)
2018
104 x 48 cm (approx.)
Oodgeroo (paperbark), Ochre and Beeswax
Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane
The Empire Strikes Black I & II
This is what it feels like to have strips torn off your back and hung out to dry, punched in the head and told to know your place.
This violence is not new. It’s what we've learned from the oppressor veiled in community service announcements, rationed violence through status updates.
There is an old saying: A Fish Rots from The Head Down
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2018 Great Movements of Feeling at Gertrude Contemporary for Next Wave Festival 2018; (touring Hamilton Gallery 07 September - 03 November 2019, Mildura Arts Centre 07 May - 02 July 2020 and Latrobe Regional Gallery 13 November - 31 January 2021)
The Empire Strikes Black I (Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others) & II (Self Determination) 2018 Installation view at Gertrude Contemporary Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane
The Empire Strikes Black I (Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others) 2018 Dimensions: Two panels, 122cm h x 160cm w each Anamorphic text, glow mineral on board with timed strobe light Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane
The Empire Strikes Black II (Self Determination) 2018 104 x 48 cm (approx.) Oodgeroo (paperbark), Ochre and Beeswax Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane
The Empire Strikes Black II (Self Determination) 2018 104 x 48 cm (approx.) Oodgeroo (paperbark), Ochre and Beeswax Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane