Sue Pearson, Transferring Thought
Sue Pearson
1967-
Norfolk Island
Alternative Name
Sue Melinda Pearson
Date
2016
Medium Specific
Relief on Arnhem paper
Edition / State
27/30
Classification
Print
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (14 x 17.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Accession Number
2016.20.20.31
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Memo / Artist Statement
In 2015 the Commonwealth of Australia stripped Norfolk Island of its Legislative Assembly and self-government against the expressed wishes of its people.
Norfolk Islanders and people who have settled amongst us over the years are currently fighting hard with non-violent protest and appealing to the United Nations with many other political supporters against this.
I am hopeful that our expressions and actions we are taking will lead Norfolk Island back to a state of freedom and self-determination and that our rights to govern ourselves in our homeland are restored.
I want to share these thoughts of hope with all of you so that you can then share our story in your places.
Norfolk Islanders and people who have settled amongst us over the years are currently fighting hard with non-violent protest and appealing to the United Nations with many other political supporters against this.
I am hopeful that our expressions and actions we are taking will lead Norfolk Island back to a state of freedom and self-determination and that our rights to govern ourselves in our homeland are restored.
I want to share these thoughts of hope with all of you so that you can then share our story in your places.
Biography
Sue Pearson is a descendant of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty and the Tahitian women who settled on Pitcairn Island in the 18th Century, and later Norfolk Island where Sue grew up. Sue now lives most of the year in New Zealand with her husband and children, she maintains strong ties with her home, family and land.
Studying for a Visual Arts degree at Newcastle University, Australia Sue was introduced to printmaking which soon became her favoured medium both on paper and textiles. Pearson has continued with a fine art practice creating works that share the stories of her life, home and a pacific heritage and provide vehicles for connections on a range of levels of experience. Sue is deeply inspired by the patience, innovation, practicality and creativity of her Tahitian foremothers who were great tapa cloth (bark cloth) makers and printers and the joining spaces that form through the sharing of work, stories and life with others.
Studying for a Visual Arts degree at Newcastle University, Australia Sue was introduced to printmaking which soon became her favoured medium both on paper and textiles. Pearson has continued with a fine art practice creating works that share the stories of her life, home and a pacific heritage and provide vehicles for connections on a range of levels of experience. Sue is deeply inspired by the patience, innovation, practicality and creativity of her Tahitian foremothers who were great tapa cloth (bark cloth) makers and printers and the joining spaces that form through the sharing of work, stories and life with others.
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