{"product_id":"dendrobium-bigibbum","title":"Dendrobium Bigibbum","description":"\u003cp\u003e2024\u003cbr\u003e\nacrylic on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\n91 x 91cm\u003cbr\u003e\nThe overall message of “Dendrobium Bigibbum” is both to communicate sorrow, and freedom. It was developed because the known name of my primary source is called the Cooktown orchid. I wanted to use the name as an opportunity to represent colonisation through symbolism and codes. Though the flower represents colonisation in this piece, I also wanted to use the flower to represent the beginning of a new era, where aboriginal people are moving out of the darkness of colonisation and feeling the freedom that they longed for. I used water drops as symbolism of the end of a rainstorm, the remnants of which is left drying on the flower. I also wanted to make it appear that the flower is glowing to symbolise light and freedom. Finally, I used yarning circles in the background of the piece to represent aboriginal communities and the importance of the Dendrobium Bigibbum the scientific name of the cooktown orchid to them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44826162692286,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/7653\/2926\/files\/Img052.jpg?v=1738294996","url":"https:\/\/birrunga.myshopify.com\/products\/dendrobium-bigibbum","provider":"Birrunga Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}