Possession - Dispossession
Painter: Anne Twigg
Designer, concept: Monica Oppen
Categories: Bookwork / Drawn/Painted Books, Scrolls & Concertina Books
Reference no.:L/Twi.A-Opp.M/15.00 Place/Shelf:2AR
| Book title: | Possession - Dispossession |
| Year made: | 2015 |
| Place made: | Australia |
| Original: | Yes |
| Dimensions: | 225 x 294 |
| Binder: | bound by M Oppen, box by Cali Andersen |
| Physical description: | concertina fold in clam shell box. |
| Medium: | graphics, hand written text |
| Further information: | |
| This work began with the painted book. The text is extracts from William Bradley's journal. Bradley was one of the officers on the first fleet under the command of Arthur Phillip, which arrived in what is now known as Sydney Harbour in January 1788. Their intention was to establish a convict colony. Bradley was involved with the surveying of the harbour. In essence this surveying, seemingly harmless, was key in the process of possession and dispossession. The box is essentially a trompe l'oeil suggesting a particular reality but revealing another. | |
| Painter: | Anne Twigg () |
| Designer, concept: | Monica Oppen () |
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