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Gondwanan Palimpsests 2008 Wool Shibori 6 pieces in antique wooden boxes, installation 70cm x 40cm Dyed with acid milling dyes and dyes from nature Yellow Box (EucaluptusMelliodora) leaves and flowers, and Mudguts from the centre of an ancient a Redgum (Eucaluptus camaldulensis). About 500 to 200 million years ago, a southern supercontinent existed.Gondwana Land included most of the landmasses in today's southern hemisphere, including Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, and New Zealand, as well as Arabia and theIndian subcontinent. This shibori installation represents layers and palimpsests that shaped the geology and biology in ancient times. |
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