Beautifully done!

That freaks me out….I am sure there must be some symbolism in there somewhere, otherwise I am a little lost (has it got anything to do with the “They arrest Angels in Tasmania”?

Maybe there are 2 angels of the forest the one photographed and the one who made her. There is a sensitive wisdom, and its wonderful work..

Excellent Sue, and so very true. It beats me why we see this and yet our illustrious leaders and their mates don’t. Gaia is such a fine and subtle balance and you have portrayed the outcomes well.

David Leigh

Thanks for the comments about my piece, and to ‘Annon’ who is a bit freaked out by the subtle and overt symbolism - good - that was my aim. Matisse once said words to the effect that ‘Art should be like an easy-chair’ - I happen to disagree with that notion, and in fact take pretty much the opposite view - art should challenge and be UNcomfortable.

Sometimes it is easier to say what you mean without using words, certainly for me, anyway. Trying to express the ineffable in words can be pretty much impossible.

It would not be surprising if this work became an emblematic image of Tasmania in the early 21st century.

Its searing indictment of the callousness of indifference is comprehensive and stunning.

Its powerful attack on the dehumanizing and denaturing character of the Tasmanian bipartisan neo-liberal politico-corporate juggernaut is reminiscent of the power of artistic and literary protests like Picasso’s Guernica and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.

It carries that kind of force because it articulates the full range of issues and concerns alive in Tasmania here and now, but goes beyond that achievement, and that particularity of place and time, to other places, other times - it is just as much an image for the poison of Bhopal, for the birth defects across generations in Vietnam from agent orange defoliants, of the Chernobyl disaster, of the current catastrophe in the Amazon basin…

This is a really powerful piece of work.  It will be sought after to accompany all kinds of written work about Tasmania in the future, from art histories, to political and social and environmental studies.

It deserves the widest possible exposure.

Thanks for the affirming words, Peter. Would that I were such a wordsmith as you, then I could probably articulate my feelings better. I do like to make things, though!

Shes very clever that Susie Mcmahon. I,ve always said it. I agree Peter. This piece deserves to be seen by as many as possible. Keep em coming suse

Every day I look at the images and wonder what comment I could make.  Thank you Peter for putting into words what I could not.  Sometimes you look at something and you get that prickly feeling on the back of your neck and a tearing of the eye, this was one of those occasions.

Thank you Susie for sharing your wonderful work with everyone who reads TT.

Cathran

Every day, everywhere, I see evidence of people not happy with where they are being taken by their so-called ‘leaders’ - those elected to govern for all, and to care-take our precious environment for those who will come after us. Eloquence comes in many forms, and here is a fine example - thanks for sharing this, it speaks volumes.