In its inaugural year TRAILS finalists included artists from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. The works reflected a range of media, techniques and experience, providing viewers with a broad spectrum from which to cast their People's Choice vote.
Once Were Woods is an urn made of cardboard, a memorial to the tree that the cardboard was. Cardboard packaging is symbolic of the excessive consumption that is devastating the natural world. This work developed from a residency in Bendigo cemetery influenced by the decorative cast-iron work around graves.
Exhibited at Bedazzled, 2021
Held on the lands of the Gunditjmara people, we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.