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Mick Quilliam Rock Island Bend 2010
Ochre on Canvas 1220 x 1220mm SOLD
Rock Island Bend is an iconic landmark on the Franklin River. It is a powerful place and is almost at the end of the Franklin
River journey. On my first trip, the water was raging. Just beyond the rock our raft flipped – the force of the rapids holding
me under and thrashing me around like I was in a washing machine. The second journey, the water was calm with a gentle
flow, the weather was hot…hot enough for us to swim. This place holds 2 very different memories for me. It is a place
where on both occasions I had time for reflection. A place where the true magnitude of why people fought so hard to
protect. A place where our ancestors called home.