{"product_id":"knowledge-in-mission","title":"Knowledge in Mission","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"263\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eKnowledge in Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"403\"\u003eOriginal abstract painting made with Australian healing clay and natural pigments from Gumbaynggirr Country (Australia), France and Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eShortly after arriving in Australia, I travelled to Moree, in New South Wales. There, I met Aboriginal women whose families had been confined to government settlements known as \u003cem data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"592\"\u003emissions\u003c\/em\u003e. Encountering the world's oldest continuous culture within imposed square boundaries profoundly changed my understanding of Australia's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003eYears later, this painting emerged from that memory. Vast layers of colour evoke the immensity of the Australian landscape, gradually softening a history marked by dispossession. The traces of the square forms remain visible beneath the surface, while Australian healing clay suggests resilience, care and the possibility of renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003eThis work also honours my first oral lessons from Aboriginal women, who invited me to sit beside them and grind local ochres by hand. That moment marked the beginning of a relationship with natural pigments based on listening, respect and permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1337\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hfhxth\" data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003eAustralian healing clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1d3m5ki\" data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003eNatural pigments from Gumbaynggirr Country, Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d42tjh\" data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003eNatural pigments from France\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ga5whj\" data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003e147 × 160 × 4 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rewz07\" data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1518\"\u003eOriginal artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hktws1\" data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003eSigned by the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wtjf20\" data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003eReady to hang \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003eShipping quote on request. Please contact the artist for a personalized shipping estimate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Janet Besançon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53437947085163,"sku":null,"price":4700.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3898\/5579\/files\/knowledge_in_mission.jpg?v=1782783875","url":"https:\/\/janetbesancon.com\/products\/knowledge-in-mission","provider":"Janet Besançon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}