Artist: Fernanda Dupal
Mediums: Cyanotype Silk
Dimension: 175cm x 55cm x 1cm
Price: $ 140.00
Artist Statement:
This silk scarf is a wearable art piece with an ecological and political message.
The Gouldian Finch has become a visual icon and community symbol of protest against further encroachment and development by DHA at Binybara (Lee Point Peninsula).
Close to the city yet rich in environmental diversity, this coastal area includes marine, vine forests, grassland, freshwater and mangrove ecosystems, and importantly has been home to over 200 bird species including a significant population of the elusive and endangered Gouldian Finch.
Created using cyanotype printing, an early and relatively low toxic photographic process. The imagery is built using paper cut stencils of Gouldian Finch’s and native plants from the area specifically Cycads, and Paper Bark.