Rita Summers
St. Mary's, Tasmania AU
Mask for a Fire Ball
This piece is part of a series of fire-related works I produced after a
devastating bushfire in my area in northeastern Tasmania in December 2006,
which destroyed 26 homes as well as many hectares of private property and
bushland. One life was also lost. The mask idea came from the
Through My Eyes challenge, as well as depicting the destruction and fear
which comes when bushfires strike. I tried to include some humour too - a kind
of visual pun. hence the name. The rings which form the eye spaces
came from the tops of plastic milk bottles. The hot colours and flame
shapes relate to the fire itself, and the green expresses hope and
regrowth. The mask format relates to how we try to put a brave face on
things even when inside we might be finding life very difficult.
Mask for a Fire Ball was included in the Regener8 Exhibition, held here
to mark the first anniversary of the bushfire.
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