Land of Smoke
oil on canvas
92 x 120cm
2020
When Cook sailed up the east coast of Australia in 1788 as he left he described the vast continent as a continent of smoke. His description became horrific and ironic when the mega fires ragged and refused to go out in 2019-2020.
Ongoing series where time is folded. The first moment when James Cook and his crew encountered Aboriginal Australia and the moment of the mega fires of 2019-2020.