UPCOMING in MAY

HiSTORIa | Minum | MINiature – miniature motif to grand gesture

Image Reconciliation Shobana VALENTINE ©

A group exhibition by local and interstate Artists showcasing miniaturised artworks that celebrate small-scale meticulous making with a range of expansive ideas in mind.

Notes on the image –  Reconciliation – Shobana VALENTINE

The pathless woods whisper their secrets to the innocent.

One wet February morning, a nation stood in reverence as a leader conveyed a heartfelt apology to His Mother. The generous string of words was fragile, yet strong as they sought the borderless realm. For days I was in the Light as the words tumbled into the depths of my very being…until, “Australia’s unhealed past is upon you,” lay impressed across my heart. I knew I had reached a rare and beautiful place in my endless travels. My birth country had reconciled with my adopted country deep within me. Revelling in its rich mystery, I had gathered enough courage to complete the journey.
Born into post-British India, it is only right and just to mindfully and wholeheartedly embrace the British aspect of my Indian heritage, thus closing the circle and attaining wholeness.

Image and text Reconciliation © Copyright Shobana Valentine 2010 | All Rights Reserved