PAUL BONG | '50,000 years of peace' | 2026 | Hand coloured intaglio etching | H 1120 x W 800 mm Magpie Goose Curtis Taylor

Curtis Taylor

Language: Torres Strait Creole

LOIS HAYES DESIGNS | ‘Stone Ring: Topaz' | Oxidized sterling silver

he’d get a blank timber shield

We did not take food with us

PAUL BONG | '50,000 years of peace' | 2026 | Hand coloured intaglio etching | H 1120 x W 800 mm Magpie Goose Curtis TaylorPaul Bongs 2026 work, 'Archaeological Collection' is a re working of a previous series 'Memories of Oblivion' a suite of five prints that together span a narrative of more than 50,000 years, from the earliest records of settlement in the Cairns region to the present day. The creeping influence of the Union Jack on the form of a North Queensland rainforest shield speaks to the loss of culture and violent persecution of Aboriginal people that occurred