Lin Onus 'Burnt Earth' drawing her eyes are watchful –

her eyes are watchful – gazing out at a view we cannot see

composed of stripes

acquired 2008

The setting of this photograph – the town of Silverton – was once a hub for silver mining

The work's title

Lin Onus 'Burnt Earth' drawing her eyes are watchful –Lin Onus, a Yorta Yorta artist of Aboriginal and Scottish descent, represents a singular voice in Australias cultural life. Esteemed for his wit, talent and panache, his work is a negotiation of cultural identity, using both Aboriginal and Western techniques to unsettle categorisation. Recognisably by Onus, Burnt Earth is a unique screenprint created in collaboration with printmaker Shaike Snir at Port Jackson Press Australia. Against the paper lies a