Dingo

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$385.00

Dingo is a photomontage screen print on Fabriano Rosaspina 285gsm paper. The image lists the names of the dingo in First Nations languages across Australia. Dingoes are classified a pest species across much of Australia, and eradication is often mandatory. They have recently gained protection in the north-west of Victoria where they are listed as vulnerable to extinction. Dingoes are a Cultural Keystone Species, of significant status to First Nations people of Australia, as companions, kin, and as top order predator.

Category: Screen Print

5 in stock

Description

Photomontage screenprint on Fabriano Rosaspina printmaking paper 285 gsm, 500mm x 700mm.

As a cultural keystone species, the dingo has their own name in the 250+ languages of First Nations people. This image lists just 85 of them. They have been classified as vermin Australia wide for over 200 years, despite their important ecological and cultural status.

The montage includes details from an 19th century intaglio landscape of the Murray River, with the artists photo of a captive dingo from Healesville Sanctuary in the foreground.

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