2004

Sun: Paperbark, beeswax and four varieties of chilli seed. Tree: Eucalyptus bark, twigs, paperbark, chicken wire, rose petals, beeswax, bone, gelatine capsules, chilli seeds, dried mud and dead sculpture (Ocean Song. Those who go down to the sea tell it's pearly story), installation view.


Back home

the immigrant farmer

has a new colonial girl.

She spends her days tending rose gardens
(which are multiplying like cane toads)

She shoots the little black wallaby

shouting

"They’re not native to the area

and we don't want 'em!"