Joshua Bonson

SKIN-The Northern Territory and The Torres Strait, 2025

95 × 125 cm Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

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SKIN portrays my Totem,The Saltwater Crocodile Ancestors Oceans and Land where we come from.
The essence of the reptiles natural casing captured.The armoured skin and vast landscape are shown by building up serrations of paint, an element of flow, scaled perfection applied layer by layer with brushes, pallet knives and bare hands.Skin interpreted as a landscape seen from a great distance and up close of rocks, tides, sand – a terrain harvested from both the Northern Territory, where I was born and The Torres Strait where I root my heritage.