Ancient Hearth

Scattered pebbles evoke the age-old instinct to fossick. Remnants of stone implements and a hearthstone circle prompt the imagination to thoughts of ancient times and cultures. The circle can symbolise a gathering of elders and the scattered stones the people they lead.

Part of the artist residency program at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston, Tasmania (1996, 1998) and exhibited in resulting solo exhibition, Fragility & Endurance, at the Gallery in December 2000 — February 2001.