Kyoko Hashimoto and Guy Keulemans
Copper and copper ore mirrors (large and small), 2024
copper, copper ore
Large: 51 x 21 x 16 cm
Small: 30 x 18 x 15 cm
Small: 30 x 18 x 15 cm
The heritage Blinman copper mine remains as site of colonial territorialisation, juxtaposed to the surrounding materiality of Adnyamathanha Country. The ancient lineage of copper begins in Mesopotamia, a cradle of...
The heritage Blinman copper mine remains as site of colonial territorialisation, juxtaposed to the surrounding materiality of Adnyamathanha Country. The ancient lineage of copper begins in Mesopotamia, a cradle of of Western culture. Mesopotamian copper mirrors were made in round styles that were later developed by the Greeks and Romans into forms symbolic of women. These mirrors explore the tension that arises from geographic displacement of material culture.
