2022

Linen handkerchief embroidered with hair, 27cm x 27cm

Feral cat trees can be found around Australia. Folk hang the dead creatures from branches, a gruesome monument to the devastation caused by invasive species. This work uses strands of hair stitched onto an antique linen handkerchief. It references a practice whereby the colonises of Australia traveled with locks of hair crafted within keepsakes from their homeland in the British Isle. It questions: Who is the invader? Who has a right to place? Who or what decides?