Exhibition dates: 7th June – 28th June 2013
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The claiming of things
The touching of things
The digging of land
The tagging of place
The taking over of the world
Tag and capture.
Tag and capture.
Shop, dig, spray, destroy.
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An ironic critique of the pastoral, neo/colonial world, tagged and captured in the 21st century.
Excellent work. The construction, sensibility and humour of the videos is outstanding. I also responded to the two works Tag and capture and Shopping for butterfly (both 2013, below).
Marcus
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Many thankx to Bett Gallery for allowing me to publish the photographs and videos in the posting. Please click on the photographs for a larger version of the image.
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Joan Ross
The claiming of things
2012
digital animation
7 min 20 sec
edition of 10
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Joan Ross
Touching other people’s butterflies
2013
digital animation
2 min 45 sec
edition of 6
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Joan Ross
Mine
2013
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
40 x 60 cm (image size)
edition of 3
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Joan Ross
I dig your land
2013
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
31 x 50 cm (image size)
edition of 3
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Joan Ross
Lassie come home
2013
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
32 x 50 cm (image size)
edition of 3
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Joan Ross
Tagging
2013
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
33.5 x 60 cm (image size)
edition of 3
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Joan Ross
Shopping for butterfly
2013
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
51.5 x 50 cm (image size)
edition of 3
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Joan Ross
Tag and capture
2013
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
50 x 47 cm (image size)
edition of 3
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Joan Ross
The naming of things
2013
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
40 x 70 cm (image size)
edition of 3
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Joan Ross
Together we can take over the world
2012
found ceramic and fluorescent reflector tape
50 x 24 x 20 cm (overall size)
$2,200
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North Hobart Tasmania 7000
Australia
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