artefact of colonialism (2022)
This artwork replicates a colonial land grant map of Dharawal Lands in Western Sydney. It centres on the land grant of Charles Throsby, a man who was also a rare advocate for indigenous people. The quote is from Throsby’s 1816 Glenfield Farm Letter decrying atrocities committed against the local people.
(A QR code links to a transcript of the letter which is currently held in the State Library of NSW.)
(A QR code links to a transcript of the letter which is currently held in the State Library of NSW.)