I chose the paisley motifs because they are portable and adaptable, I can use them like building blocks and carry them around like a talisman. I enjoy the form and find meditation in exploring the forms that were born in Persia, but they also comfort me as an Australian with a “nothing” identity - we build our identity by borrowing or stealing, but because we are a young country, we have the remarkable capability, using the internet, to research our mostly appropriated tenets and icons and to know their complicated pasts.

Posted by Megan

Friday, August 14, 2009 4:38:46 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)    Comments [0]