Artists statement

"The work we created centres around a statement which emerged from seemingly nowhere, about a scar tree. It relates to the nature of memory and the ways in which we place value on ‘place’ or site, both personally and culturally. With the statement as a conceptual anchor, we found ourselves engaged with an artistic process exploring the nature of site, gaze, presence, absence, law and order, authority and authorship. When thinking about the Bundoora Homestead site, we considered its history as a place including one for cultural expression from over 40,000 years ago, through to today." - Steven Rhall and Fergus Binns, 2016.

Historical information

The work involved a site specific performance by the artists (the carving or scarring of the tree) within the City of Darebin municipality. The material gathered from the object/subject of the performance (the wood chips) is also featured as part of the work alongside the framed photograph which informs the object and acts as a peripheral installation with the wood chips.