Once Upon a Time, Long Ago and Far Away: The Pale Horse

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The work is situated in a delirious state of high impact gaming. A patient in ICU meets Death and is challenged to a contest. The prize is unknown. In this beautiful, emotional rendition of the interplay between panic and boredom, we see the power of mythology interacting with the sterility of the contemporary ICU. This is an obstacle race, a game on horseback. It is a study of loss. “The Pale Horse of Death wants to win. It is fed up with being the last to come on after the three other horses of the apocalypse.”

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NGURRA

The City of the Blue Mountains is located within the Ngurra (Country) of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples. MTNS MADE recognises that Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a continuous and deep connection to their Country and that this is of great cultural significance to Aboriginal people, both locally and in the region. For Dharug and Gundungurra People, Ngurra takes in everything within the physical, cultural and spiritual landscape – landforms, waters, air, trees, rocks, plants, animals, foods, medicines, minerals, stories and special places. It includes cultural practice, kinship, knowledge, songs, stories and art, as well as spiritual beings, and people: past, present and future. Blue Mountains City Council pays respect to Elders past and present while recognising the strength, capacity and resilience of past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Blue Mountains region.