{"product_id":"wiiny","title":"Wiiny ","description":"\u003cp\u003e2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eacrylic on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e68 x 56cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece tells the story of fire and regrowth and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewas inspired by the word Growth. In the context of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecolonisation, I’ve presented the difference between\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe eurocentric perspective of fire as damaging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand\/or negative whereas we embrace fire as a key\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eelement of the health of Country, of the germination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof native species and of ceremony. I’ve shown fire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand airborne embers as a feature of the background\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eas well as scars which represent other aspects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof growth Culturally. There is also the ‘ordeal by\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efire’ aspect in regard to the ongoing impacts of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecolonisation. The little figure in the foreground is new\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eshoots of bracken coming up through the ashes after\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ea fire. This represents the resilience, determination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof us as Indigenous Peoples, continuing to adapt and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erepresent in the face of the impacts of colonisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also represents our continued connection to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry and commitment to protect Country. We\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003econtinue to be the new shoots of bracken that\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eresurface renewed after each wave of the firestorm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWiiny of colonisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45310132584638,"sku":null,"price":25000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/7653\/2926\/files\/139-Wiiny.jpg?v=1755199979","url":"https:\/\/birrunga.myshopify.com\/products\/wiiny","provider":"Birrunga Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}