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Click to enlargeb. 1973
- Region
- Torres Strait Islands
- Community
- Kubin (Moa Island)
- Language group
- Kala Lagaw Ya; Kriol
Dying Industry, 2000
Linocut – Kaidarral
$220
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- Edition
- AP of 75
- Printer
- David Bosun
- Studio
- Moalgau Minneral Art Centre, Kubin Village, Moa Island, TSI
- Paper
- Velin BFK Rives 280gsm
- Paper size
- 57 x 38 cm
- Image size
- 30 x 24.5 cm
- Signed
- signed
- Framed
- No
- AAPN
- DB002
- Production notes
- Lino created at Kubin Village, Moa Island, TSI August 2000
- Exhibited
- Gelam Nguzu Kazi – Dugong My Son: The First Exhibition of Limited Edition Linocuts by the Artists of the Mualgau Minaral Artist Collective from Mua Island in the Torres Strait, curated by Adrian Newstead, organised by the Australian Art Print Network for the Kubin Community Council, Mua Island, Torres Strait, 2001.
- Artwork story
- This print is about my concern for the crayfishes and the crayfishing industry in the Torres Strait. At the age of six I experienced by first adventure in this industry when my father (Ozun Bosun) gave me his spear to spear my first crayfish. Back then, there were lots of crayfish among the reefs. We would only go out for two hours and catch about 760 kilos by only doing free diving. But now all the latest technologies introduced into this industry, such as the hooker (diving compressor), GPS, tide charts and the amount of prawn trawlers operating in our traditional waters are a disadvantage to the Torres Strait crayfishing industry. These new technology, divers and the prawn trawlers are killing lots of crayfish, even those that are undersized, from the seabeds before they can even make it to the reef edge for better shelter. Our crayfish industry needs urgent attention from our leaders and the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Authority in order to ensure that the species survives. "For the benefit our children in the future, I believe the industry and the species will only continue to exist if we have the hooker banned, not for 1-2 months, but for a period of 6 months, or maybe a year. Prohibit prawn trawlers and non islanders from fishing in our traditional waters." This print is dedicated to the untiring work of my father (Oza Bosun). He was an expert crayfish diver who also played a big part in the Torres Strait fisheries legal framework during his 12 years as Kubin Community Council Chairman.