Ghosts of Our Past is a deeply personal work born in the shadow of the 2023 referendum—an event that reignited a long-simmering discomfort: the uneasy coexistence of inherited privilege and historical violence. It explores the complex tension between white Australia and First Nations people. I grew up in Tasmania, on land marked by one of the most brutal colonial chapters. The absence of visible Aboriginal culture wasn’t natural—it was erasure. I wanted the canvas to feel haunted, to conjure what was lost, and confront the ghosts we try to ignore.
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