GARY SHINFIELD
Remnants Hill End
Unique state woodcut print on 2 sheets of Rives BFK paper
122 x 86cm
My practice involves visiting and responding to various sites. I make works on paper using print and hand-drawn media. This work developed from time spent in Hill End NSW. I found pieces of wooden furniture discarded in the bush. These were dismantled, spread out on site, painted with ink and brush, and later carved. This image refers to remnants of earlier settlement and mechanical mining equipment left in the environment to deteriorate.In the studio, the uncarved sides of wood were inked and printed on 2 sheets of Rives BFK paper. This was followed by overprinting the carved blocks in different ways. A series of four images was made from blocks printed in different configurations. This is the third work, and a unique state print. Fossicking for discarded remnants for transformation, brings together my interests in printmaking, archaeology and art.