For Canberra-based artist and Walgalu and Wiradjuri man Aidan Hartshorn the commission was an opportunity to pursue new mediums in his practice and build upon his ongoing Masters research into the impact of the Snowy Mountains Scheme on Walgalu Country.
Mentored by Nunga (Kaurna Miyurna) and Māori (Te Arawa) man James Tylor, Hartshorn has created an installation comprised of sixteen individual diamond-shaped glass shields reflecting traditional Wiradjuri bark shields - each representing one of the dams of the Snowy Hydro. By suspending the shields in the formation of the now-hidden Tumut River and illuminating them with blades of white light, Hartshorn’s work gestures to the implications of the hydroelectricity system on Walgalu Country and cultural sites.
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