claw and bone
Edge of the Trees
by Janet Laurence and Fiona Foley
"Edge of the Trees is about contact. It acknowledes the indigenous place and people of Sydney, home of the Eora, and the many layers of occupation since 1788. Materials - stone, wood, steel - represent interface of natural and built environment. Substances - shell, hair, ochre, ash, bone - represent human presence and passing. Names - of Eora men and women, First Fleeters, plants and Koori callings of place - represent shared and separate custom, memory and knowledge. A place to enter, explore, contest anew; perhaps reconciliation?"
Museum of Sydney Forecourt
claw and bone
Edge of the Trees
by Janet Laurence and Fiona Foley
"Edge of the Trees is about contact. It acknowledes the indigenous place and people of Sydney, home of the Eora, and the many layers of occupation since 1788. Materials - stone, wood, steel - represent interface of natural and built environment. Substances - shell, hair, ochre, ash, bone - represent human presence and passing. Names - of Eora men and women, First Fleeters, plants and Koori callings of place - represent shared and separate custom, memory and knowledge. A place to enter, explore, contest anew; perhaps reconciliation?"
Museum of Sydney Forecourt