21 DN080
Dennis Nona Gaoima (Boil Medicine) 2005
Etching Tusche Technique on Hahemuhle 350gsm Paper Paper: 1000 x 590mm $700
The plate used for this print was cut in the shape of a person's back. In the summer time, when it's very hot in the Torres Strait, special leaves are placed on the back to soothe and heal boils. The moon-shaped leaves (Tukarr) are found inland, and the heart-shaped leaves (Pul) are found along the coast. They are steamed in shell containers and then pressed onto the sick person's back. You can see their faint shapes across the print where they have been pressed onto the skin. The little black marks represent the sores. The wash is olive green - the same colour as the juice from the leaves.
Medium: Etching tusche technique
Edition Size: 99
Printer: Monique Auricchio
Studio: Basil Hall Editions, Darwin
Etching tusche technique Created At: QLD on April, 2005
Print Published: Darwin, NT on July, 2005
Paper: Hahnemuhle 350 gsm
Paper Height: 1,000 mm ( 39.4" )
Paper Width: 590 mm ( 23.2" )
Image Height: 870 mm ( 34.3" )
Image Width: 395 mm ( 15.6" )
I.D. : DN080