Artist Statement
On Bathers Beach, 4 September 1829, the Marquis of Anglesea dragged her anchors and was wrecked. “Dragged anchors” is a sign of impending disaster, where “stronger external forces from wind/currents and poor holding ground cause a failure of the anchor to hold”. This artwork considers our ‘poor holding of ground’ through over production/consumption and the forces of climate change; asking us to reposition our attachments to the life systems that support us; to anchor us in what is truly important.
| Dimensions - H x W x D cm | |
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| Materials | recycled copper, pipe, aluminium and natural materials, including sticks, seed pods, seaweed |
| Year | |
| Version | Feeling Anchored 1 – Mick hart, Feeling Anchored 2 – Elaine Clocherty, Feeling Anchored 3 – Elaine Clocherty, Feeling Anchored 4 – Mick Hart |
