Southern Sky

Vintage stamps, painted wood on canvas

103 x 103cm

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A collection of original, vintage postage stamps arranged on canvas with a three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind conservation glass within a dark brown, wooden frame.

Collected from a variety of sources, these Australian stamps have been grouped together to form the shape of a globe. With their own individual histories, they were all produced from the 1930s through to the mid-1960s.

Evoking a strong sense of nostalgia, this work references a bygone era when mail was the primary form of correspondence.