Boganvillainy is the title of a ceramic installation that I made in response to the proposed pulp mill in the north of the state.
Boganvillainy: A made up word that describes how I feel about the corruption within my home state of Tasmania. A word I made up when I was trying to describe my frustration with the clearfelling of Tasmania’s ancient forests.
In this beautiful island state of Tasmania so many of the gifts of nature are taken for granted. Native animals lie dead on the side of the road, victims of our haste. Ancient forests are turned into paper, waterways are poisoned, beauty is destroyed. All victims of our greed.
I am a ceramic artist, when my hands are filled with clay, I am able for a short time to forget my despair and shame, that I am a silent witness to the destruction of Tasmania’s spiritual heart.
