95/294/1 Artwork, "Suitcase of hope, books of empty words", wood / fabric / paper, Rea, Australia, 1994

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95/294/1 Artwork, "Suitcase of hope, books of empty words", wood / fabric / paper, Rea, Australia, 1994

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Artwork, "Suitcase of hope, books of empty words", wood / fabric / paper, Rea, Australia, 1994

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Installation made by Rea, for the Boomalli exhibition "Urban Artyfacts", Dec. 1994

History notes

The installation was assembled by Rea for the Bomalli exhibition "Urban Artyfacts", December 1994.

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Artwork, "Suitcase of hope, books of empty words", wood / fabric / paper, Rea, Australia, 1994

A mixed media installation arranged in a corner with, in ascending order: a closed, upright suitcase labelled "Cootamundra Girls Home" on which are placed a closed bible and a pair of white gloves; above, resting on a plinth is an open suitcase filled with and surrounded by religous books and pamphlets, its inside lid covered with photocopied family portraits of the artist's grandmother wearing a domestic servant's uniform; behind the open suitcase, diagonal to the wall, leans a wooden cross; two hand-lettered, paper ribbons hang above and across the collection bearing statements about the impact of christianity and colonisation.

Designed: Rea; ; 1994

Used: Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative;

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95/294/1

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1994

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Purchased 1995

Subjects

+ Australian Aboriginal Artists
+ Indigenous Australian assimilation (Government polices)
+ Christianity
+ Religion
+ Stolen Generation

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