Amelia Zaraftis

Here's another of our new found friends from ANU. Amelia Zaraftis creates work informed by the specific visual language of the logging industry — the loggers' brightly colored lime-green vests, the spray painted or taped trees designated for removal, the colors on lumber that reference its size, etc. By emphasizing the aesthetic properties of materials, colors and signs familiar to the logging industry, Zaraftis draws attention to sensitive issues through play. The images below are some examples of her work. The red taped tree was done at Davidson Whaling Station, where some of us stayed during our time in the Far South Coast.