DANIE MELLOR - TRUNK SHIELD

MELLOR, DANIE
TRUNK SHIELD,  2003
102 x 45 cm
steel and varnish
 
REGION
Mackay, QLD
 
PROVENANCE
Fireworks Gallery, Qld Cat No. 7354
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, NSW, May 2007, Lot No. 98
Menzies Estate Collection, Vic
Art Leven, Redfern Gadigal NSW
 
Accompanied by the certificate of authenticity from Fireworks gallery
 
STORY
Born in Mackay, Queensland, Danie Mellor is a versatile artist whose creative repertoire encompasses sculpture, photography, printmaking, and drawing.
 
In this Trunk Shield, Mellor utilises reclaimed metal sourced from the base of a vintage travelling trunk as a potent metaphor to convey the displacement experienced by his great-grandmother, a member of the Mamu/Ngadjonji people. The gradual deterioration of the shield's metal surface serves as a poignant allusion to the erosion of traditional Indigenous culture over time, a consequence of the influence and intervention of Christian missionaries.