Ok, here goes an attempt to share some thoughts behind a painting before it has fully formed. Watching a fish grasp for breath out of water reminds me of the heaving chest of those who have contracted the Corona Virus. These fish are the small Galaxias fish which have been under threat of extinction for a while, however since the NSW fires in January this year (2020), the small groups remaining are at risk of suffocating in water containing the runoff sludge and ash due to burnt surrounding vegetation.
Another ‘feeder’ into this painting was the news that fish had rained from the sky at the desert community of Lajamanu NT back in 2012. Apparently cyclones are suspected to have picked up the fish from water sources and carried them inland for thousands of kilometres.
More to come…..