'un/bound passage' 2019
hand-dyed and folded paper installation from pages of 'The Voyages of Captain Cook' Ladybird Book, with video projection
hand-dyed and folded paper installation from pages of 'The Voyages of Captain Cook' Ladybird Book, with video projection
Photography: Carl Warner
"In an act of defiance and resistance I am going to take his (James Cook's) legacy and cut it, fold it, transform it and arrange it into something that can carry my words and my story." Jenna Lee
Created for and first exhibited in 'Rite of Passage' curated by Shannon Brett at the QUT Art Museum
"A rite of passage is an event that marks an important stage in someone's life, or death – a transition. During a time not so long ago, the Aboriginal population of this country transitioned from a free civilisation to a nation conquered. In the process, thousands of years of ecological and spiritual power and cultural knowledge were diminished, and many customs and traditions of our original people were lacerated – with many lost forever." - Shannon Brett
Photography: Carl Warner
Photography: Carl Warner
Photography: Carl Warner
Photography: Carl Warner
Photography: Carl Warner
