29 Deb Mostert
'We travel a lot so collecting these made sense' Bartailed Godwit Vintage Airline bags | 2015 | watercolour | 78 x 63 x 2 cm
Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2016 – Finalist
[Image courtesy of the artist]
Deb Mostert | 'We travel a lot so collecting these made sense' Bartailed Godwit Vintage Airline bags | 2015 | watercolour | 78 x 63 x 2 cm
Artist Statement
The idea of a migratory bird burdening itself with a collection of vintage airline bags is ridiculous. But then so is the thought that a migratory bird should not be allowed to make a journey with all its meagre possessions from its land to another land, so it can raise its young in safety.