Digital Catalogue: 2024 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Antoinette Edmunds
b. 1957 Brighton VIC, lives Gold Coast QLD
Bowl of Bones, 2024
photograph image printed on premium quality achival paper, fabric and ceramic
Image courtesy of the artist © Antionette Edmunds
Artist Statement
A bowl of bones combines the imagery of accumulated guilt, the exposure of hidden truth as a bone hidden under skin, and the act of confronting past action. By physical consumption we are also emotionally consumed of dealing with the weight of past issues and the responsibility of addressing them. History is not always easily discarded but remains a persistent, sometimes burdensome, presence.
This photograph is the remains of the making of bone broth. It is a small part of the documentation of work in progress for a larger sculptural installation.
About the Artist
Antoinette Edmunds is a mid-career artist who graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts majoring in Sculpture. Since her residency in Marble, Italy, Edmunds has had a successful career in public art and residency projects - creating large scale ephemeral and horticultural works.
Her installations have engaged diverse audiences at sites including Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall, River Fire bridges, Southbank Parklands, and community engagement projects with Indigenous communities in Mornington Island and Doomadgee.
Edmunds is the Founder of Madam Sparrows Community Arts Market, focusing on the return to women’s home crafts in the local community and Founder of Madam Tojo’s Arts creative venue.
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