Feral Rabbit as The Kongourou from New Holland by George Stubbs 1772

This piece starts in the genre of a popular traditional Australian Colonial artwork by George Stubbs from 1772, titled 'The Kongourou from New Holland.'. I've moved the painting of a kangaroo into the digital space and used the Surrealist methodology of manipulation to give meaning and context to ideas of identity, nationality, belonging, immigration and citizenship, as well as the environmental impact of migration. The kangaroo is replaced by a pink feral rabbit balloon animal, paying homage t to Jeff Koons, an artist who explores the meaning of art in a media-saturated era, by referring to his popular Balloon Rabbit, 2005-2010.

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I grew up and studied Fine Art in beautiful Cape Town. I’ve lived in Paris and London before immigrating to Perth. I am a descendant of survivors of the Pogroms of Eastern Europe. Immigration, a sense of belonging, cultural heritage, colonialism and our impact on my environment are ideas that I explore in my work. I was inspired by ‘Feral Camel’ by Doreen Chapman at the Blacklight exhibition at AGWA to start a series of Ferals.