Small Works Art Prize : Rozalie Sherwood

Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.

Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.

Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.

Rozalie Sherwood, Dancing with Demons 2019,  linen, ink, thread, banknote, paper (from article in French on democracy), acrylic sheet.

Winner of the Clifroy Prize: Rozalie Sherwood

Brunswick Street Gallery 

Artist Statement 

This work came from time spent in DRC (Congo) in 2019 - a country disrupted by war, poverty, corruption and tribalism.

Passing the street vendors who sold simcards and internet access, I saw the huge piles of cash most had sitting on tables in front of them. I found it disturbing to see all that cash and to know that most people can afford only one meal each day. (1 Congolese Franc equals 0.00089 AUD; around 3000 Francs will buy a beer or a litre of milk.)

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