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The videos below are intended to be presented in a gallery situation. Projection 6 ft in height. These Artworks consist of juxtaposed elements of visual, audio and text. They are not necessarily intended to be illustrative of each other. |
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MD VIDEO ART/MUSIC FIRE and WATER |
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from History of Salt | from before Hof S | Dualismos | Eternity | Interiors 2020 | CO 2 | Fire and Water | Ishikawa | Other | Rajasthan | Sanghyang | Kashmir | Refugee | Yellamma | BHIEC | The Sea of Jesus | Jui Ju Suite | Salt | A Fast Japan | Allah | The Zoids Suite | ||||||||||||
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MDO 187. If You Could See Mary Now If you could see Mary now I am sure you would not know her, she is so stout again as she was, and has not had a days sicknefs since she came here, she many a time pities you when she thinks of you all confined in the Gallowgate up three stairs while we are under a fine climate, with plenty of parrots flying over us, and in as delightful a country as any one could wish to live in. John Kelly's Letter to his mother in Glasgow. 1839. From the book ‘From Weavers to Wapstraws’ by Ben Evans and Doug Hooper. The Story of Margaret Maxwell Kelly, Her Family and Her Descendants |
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I am one of her descendants.
Mary PDF |
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MDO 186. Great Fire at Alma 5 It is now apparent that all our penal statutes are inoperative to prevent bushfires. Some suggest as a precautionary measure, that our district roads should be taken advantage of and by ploughing two furrows along each side, and burning the grass on them when it would be safe to do so. This would effectively guard us against such widely spread destruction by fire as we have been subjected to. Adelaide Chronicle 11 June 1868 John Kelly's Letter to his mother in Glasgow. 1839 |
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MDO 181. RIVER 1 national museum australia John Kelly's Letter to his mother in Glasgow. 1839. |
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MDO 171. THE LAKE The life of the spirit may be fairly represented in diagram as a large acute-angled triangle divided horizontally into unequal parts with the narrowest segment uppermost. The lower the segment the greater it is in breadth, depth, and area.
The Lake PDF |
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MDO 182. GREAT FIRE AT ALMA 1 Beside the great bush fire that decimated such an extent of country in the Hundred of Alma, and which started on Mr Joseph Kelly's farm, there have been four other fires on these Plains on a smaller scale. viz. on the farms of Messrs McKenzie, Odea, Greenshields and Watson; but by energetic efforts all were subdued without much damage being done. The continuous alarms which prevail on hot wind days is enough to make people nervous. Adelaide Chronicle 11 June 1868 My dear Mother, Sisters and Brother. I take this opportunity of writing to you to let you know that we are all keeping in good health and that we received your letter by the Ariadne of 22nd of March. It was with great pleasure that we were able to hear of you all being in good health which we hope this will find you in the same. Great Fire 1 PDF |
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MDO 183. PRAY FOR WATER The 19th December will be remembered by the people here as Black Thursday. The day was fearfully hot. At 11 a.m. the thermometer stood at 110 in the shade. The wind was from the north, and was like the blast from a furnace. At about 1 p. m. a fire broke out in one of Mr J. Kelly’s grass paddocks, and in a few minutes it spread with amazing rapidity, laying waste cornfields, haystacks, stables, wagons, harness and agricultural implements of all kinds. The flames crossed wide and well beaten roads, and in one instance burning stuff was blown across ploughed land 40 yards wide. An area of 12 square miles was burnt, including 24 farms. Adelaide Chronicle 11 June 1868 John Kelly's Letter to his mother in Glasgow. 1839
Pray for Water PDF |
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MDO 190. GREAT FIRE AT ALMA 9 The man was drunk at the time. Had not seen him since. Believed he left the neighbourhood the next day. Did not know the cause of the fire. Believed some horses were in the paddock at the time. Thought Mr J. Kelly’s men had been reaping in that paddock that morning. Believed they were at dinner when the fire broke out. A person could have lighted it, and not been seen by him. Adelaide Chronicle 11 June 1868 John Kelly's Letter to his mother in Glasgow. 1839 |
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Push Not Off!! PDF |
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See Saw Sea PDF |
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MDO 184. GREAT FIRE AT ALMA 2 He did not know who was first at the fire. A large number seemed to come simultaneously. By the time he reached the wheat paddock the fire had taken hold of Mr Shackley’s haystack. It had not extended far to the north. At a picnic held in September heard a man say he would set fire to the place, he thought he intended to burn Mr T. Freebairn’s farm. The man was drunk at the time. Had not seen him since. Adelaide Chronicle 11 June 1868 John Kelly's Letter to his mother in Glasgow. 1839
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MDO 200. THE HAY PLAIN Anyone who drives the Hay-Griffith road in the NSW Murrumbidgee Valley can see at least ten large, recently constructed dams. No precise numbers of new dams exist, but from data provided to the Senate it appears that at least 20 to 30 large dams have been constructed in recent years. The Hidden New Dams In Australia THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE John Kelly's Letter to his mother in Glasgow. 1839 The Hay Plain PDF |
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HANGING WATER 1998 3mtrs x 1.2mtrs | ||||||||||||
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