Witness: River Red Gum, 2018 Heather Hesterman

Witness: River Red Gum, 2018

Heather Hesterman

Screenprint onto Australian hardwood ply

Edition Number: 1/1 (Unique State) 

40cm x 60cm

River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) once flourished amongst the grasslands within the City of Hume. These trees were removed, clearing paddocks for agriculture and farming with the timber utilised for firewood and construction. Straight trunk trees were valued and harvested, leaving inferior graded trees with their twisted limbs and gnarled trunks to remain. These River Red Gums are survivors, bearing witness to past events and act as reminder that their roots stretch far into unceded land.

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