Artwork From The Torch – Issue 18
'Reconnecting With Family', S. Baker, 2024, acrylic on canvas
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Reconnecting With Family
By S. Baker
Yorta Yorta/Bunurong people
2024
This painting represents me as the goanna, going back home to freedom, reconnecting with my dad, mum, brother and sister and the rest of family, and going back to Country.
Date Published
July 29, 2026
By About Time
A number of pieces of art by First Nations who are incarcerated in Canberra, or have previously been, are on display for the public as part of a new exhibition.
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