Overburden - Lily Mae Martin (exhibition Catalogue) |
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| Author:
| Camm, Anthony |
| Editor:
| Camm, Anthony |
| Artist:
| Martin, Lily Mae |
| Other Primary Creator:
| Martin, Lily Mae |
| Photographer:
| Hammond-Lewis, Gene |
| ISBN: | 978-0-6487673-0-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2020 |
| Publisher: | Eureka Centre Ballarat
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $5.00 |
Book Description:
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Exhibition catalogue for Lily Mae Martin's exhibition, 'Overburden' presented at Eureka Centre Ballarat from 3 February to 2 August 2020. 'Overburden' explores our relationship with, and perception of, the natural world. Through close observation of the landscape of the Victorian Central Highlands, the artist has uncovered evidence of past catastrophic environmental exploitation and destruction caused by mining during the Victorian Gold Rush. Her drawings expose unremembered traces of...
More DescriptionExhibition catalogue for Lily Mae Martin's exhibition, 'Overburden' presented at Eureka Centre Ballarat from 3 February to 2 August 2020. 'Overburden' explores our relationship with, and perception of, the natural world. Through close observation of the landscape of the Victorian Central Highlands, the artist has uncovered evidence of past catastrophic environmental exploitation and destruction caused by mining during the Victorian Gold Rush. Her drawings expose unremembered traces of this colonial disfigurement of the land. Nature's remarkable recuperative capacity is also revealed in her drawings, as both a redemptive force and as a contributor to the erasure of memory. These drawings uncover the legacy of Gold Rush mining, highlighting its ongoing impact on the health of the environment and on our society's current and future wellbeing.