Burns Beach (Mooro Boodjar) 29th December 1696

Burns Beach (Mooro Boodjar) 29th December 1696
Medium: Indigo Ink, Katazome Paste, PhotoLuminescent pigment, Wax on Canvas
160cmH x 160cmW x 12cm D
 
Exhibited as part of IAP21 - Invitation Art Prize Joondalup 2021
 
This Artwork was Acquired by The City of Joondalup Art Collection
 
Joondalup foreshore Burns Beach (Mooro Boodjar), on the 29th of December 1696; the day when William Vlamingh’s three Dutch ships sailed past this spot.  Significantly, the ships appear only at the periphery of the artwork, privileging the pre-colonised view.    The eroding tamala limestone shoreline platforms slowly, imperceptibly change form, assaulted by wind and ocean currents…and time, moves on.