Artist Name: Florence Guthen
Artwork Name: Gedera Norr Gedub
Year: 2025
Medium: Mix Medium Ghost Net Sculpture
Dimension: Height 8cm X Length 110cm X Width 74cm
Story:
My ghostnet artwork is a respresentation of the many coral reefs of our islands and cays with Torres Strait Islander Sea Country of Zenadth Kes and beyond.
These many reefs are so special to me because I have been awed by them since my childhood, my children and grandchildren share the same fascination as they are frquent visitors to our marine enviroment.
To me, the reefs in the sea are like art galleries of ever - changing fine arts, with spiritual libraries of their own. They tell many stories through life since time immemorial.
Just like our ancestors, we Torres Strait Islanders today tell our stories of our reefs and seas through our songs, dances and modern artwork. Our performances describe the natural beauty of the sea county a dn all the sea screatures that dwell within it. Therefore we, the Torres Strait Island people of today, are obligated by out ancestral culture to forever protect our sea county until the end of time.