Kangaroo Man Roadkill

I see 'roadkill' as a metaphor for human habitation, in all it's glory and destructiveness. let's face it, roadkill did not exist before humans arrived, and roads were bulit.

Aboriginal connectiveness to the land, environment and management i have depicted by a "Kangaroo Man". This is based is based on a visit to Uluru and surrounding area's where I met an Aboriginal man who had been initiated into most aspects of tribal lore, including having been given his spirit or totem animal-the Red Kangaroo. Lessons of compassion, brotherhood and respect are all wound up in this man's complex spiritual life. I find the intimate, almost casual association this man had between the physical and the metaphysical fascinating- and have produced a number of sculptures depicting the "Kangaroo Men" . The spirituality is manafested in the priest like robes, and the book, representing knowledge and how we should open our ears and eyes to ancient wisdom.

 

Photo: Stephen Harrison, Sculpture Diploma 2009 - ANU Student

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