Jonathan Jones

Australian artists who regularly exhibit in new Zealand are rarer than you think - particularly those reflecting Australian aboriginal culture. One exception is artist Jonathan Jones - from the Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi nations of south-east Australia. Known for his work with flourescent tubes, he shows with Tim Melville Gallery in Auckland and his giant wall work Untitled (D21.281 Galari Bargan) is showing at the Dunedin Public Library until December 31. The work is inspired by the colonial exchange of artefacts between Otago Museum and the Australian Museum in Sydney. Included in the traded collection was a Galari (Wiradjuri) bargan (boomerang) from the Lachlan River, one of the three rivers that are central to Wiradjuri identity. Today the boomerang is identified in the Otago Museum collection by its registration number, D21.281.

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