Joan Ross
Artwork title: Those trees came back to me in my dreams
Medium: Hand painted digital print
Size: 109 x 100 cm
About the Artwork
My work is about the ongoing legacy of Australian colonisation. I’m interested in shifting the narrative, in re-imagining the past. I am particularly interested in imagining that this man who came to Tasmania and cut all the trees down in an act of total disregard and insensitivity for the original inhabitants, has later in life realised what an enormous mistake he has made, that he has built his empire on greed.
About the Artist
Joan Ross is an Australian artist based in Sydney who works across a range of mediums including drawing, painting, installations, sculpture and video. Her work investigates the legacy of colonialism in Australia, particularly the effects colonialism has had on Indigenous Australians.