Capeweed
SKU:
Capeweed
YEAR. 2023
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 182 x 115cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2023 The Good, Co-Curated by Dr Lee-Anne Hall, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW & Rachel Arndt, Wangaratta Art Gallery NSW/The Condensery – Somerset Regional Art Gallery QLD (National tour with Museums & Galleries of New South Wales 2023-2026)
COLLECTION. Available
"In spring the farm turns yellow, especially round the houses and firebreaks where daisies or Capeweed flourish on the bare ground. A noxious weed that aggressively spreads, it is also beautiful, providing golden paddock backdrops in photos of the kids, and the daisy chains we love to make and wear.
Synonymous with many areas of countryside, in springtime these seasonal weeds polarise farming communities. They sometimes devastate crop yields, but also have a place as most weeds do, in covering bare ground and providing dry fodder for grazing animals. The health risk Capeweed poses when the only feed available, must be controlled with grazing management in a healthy pasture ecosystem."
YEAR. 2023
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 182 x 115cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2023 The Good, Co-Curated by Dr Lee-Anne Hall, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW & Rachel Arndt, Wangaratta Art Gallery NSW/The Condensery – Somerset Regional Art Gallery QLD (National tour with Museums & Galleries of New South Wales 2023-2026)
COLLECTION. Available
"In spring the farm turns yellow, especially round the houses and firebreaks where daisies or Capeweed flourish on the bare ground. A noxious weed that aggressively spreads, it is also beautiful, providing golden paddock backdrops in photos of the kids, and the daisy chains we love to make and wear.
Synonymous with many areas of countryside, in springtime these seasonal weeds polarise farming communities. They sometimes devastate crop yields, but also have a place as most weeds do, in covering bare ground and providing dry fodder for grazing animals. The health risk Capeweed poses when the only feed available, must be controlled with grazing management in a healthy pasture ecosystem."