JANET MATHEWSON ART
Land Cry
Janet Mathewson.
There is always Hope. 2019.
Synthetic polymer on canvas. 510 x 510mm.
Janet Mathewson.
In the Ditch where Water has Flowed (Afghan Proverb). 2019.
Synthetic polymer on canvas. 510 x 510mm
Janet Mathewson.
White Island Prophecy. 2019.
Synthetic polymer on canvas. 610 x 910mm
Janet Mathewson.
Shelah. Rock in the Storm. 2019.
Synthetic polymer on canvas. 450 x 450mm
Private collection
Land Cry
We only have this land. Do we realize, once the soil is depleted, and the water polluted, it can no longer nourish us?
Here in Aotearoa New Zealand land has become a commodity - to be built over, bid on, tramped and trampled on. Have we lost sight of its true value?
This series considers the challenges, but also the opportunities, if we are brave enough to seize them.