Acrylic on canvas. 46 x 61 x 4 cm (18 x 24 x 1.5 inches).
With the proposed quarry in Burleigh, I've been thinking about the potential deforestation and dewatering impacts on the area's water table. Dewatering is required to stabilise a quarry’s operations. In doing so, it transforms the very water that sustains the ecosystem into a ‘hazardous’ commodity that must be controlled. Water’s natural flowpaths are disrupted and constrained.
Amidst recent protests about the quarry, I heard leaders say this is ‘the right project, the wrong place’. Whether established here or elsewhere, the quarry would serve our society's hunger for new materials to ‘manage growth’. In this way, the proposed quarry represents the urgent need for our society to break away from over-consumption and the destruction of all that water sustains.
This painting explores the predicament of endless growth in colour: What are we willing to lose to live this way?
Shipping is determined by your location and the size of your artwork. Once you place your order (will show as ‘pick up’), I’ll personally reach out to coordinate the pickup in Burleigh or best shipping option (a separate invoice for shipping will be provided).
Alternatively, contact me with your chosen artwork and shipping address, and I’ll invoice for the art and shipping together.
International orders are considered on a case-by-case basis. See ordering and shipping details here.
Acrylic on canvas. 46 x 61 x 4 cm (18 x 24 x 1.5 inches).
With the proposed quarry in Burleigh, I've been thinking about the potential deforestation and dewatering impacts on the area's water table. Dewatering is required to stabilise a quarry’s operations. In doing so, it transforms the very water that sustains the ecosystem into a ‘hazardous’ commodity that must be controlled. Water’s natural flowpaths are disrupted and constrained.
Amidst recent protests about the quarry, I heard leaders say this is ‘the right project, the wrong place’. Whether established here or elsewhere, the quarry would serve our society's hunger for new materials to ‘manage growth’. In this way, the proposed quarry represents the urgent need for our society to break away from over-consumption and the destruction of all that water sustains.
This painting explores the predicament of endless growth in colour: What are we willing to lose to live this way?
Shipping is determined by your location and the size of your artwork. Once you place your order (will show as ‘pick up’), I’ll personally reach out to coordinate the pickup in Burleigh or best shipping option (a separate invoice for shipping will be provided).
Alternatively, contact me with your chosen artwork and shipping address, and I’ll invoice for the art and shipping together.
International orders are considered on a case-by-case basis. See ordering and shipping details here.