Lunar New Year festivities will officially begin this week, marking the year of the wood snake. One of the most important cultural celebrations for many East and South-East Asian communities, it is observed by more than a quarter of the world’s population.
For artist Jason Wing with both Chinese and Aboriginal ancestry, it’s a time for reflection - his work offering an exploration and celebration of culture.
"I'm a descendant of the Biripi Mob. On my father's side, I have Cantonese Heritage from Guandong Province, mainland China, just off Hong Kong. I like to refer to myself as I'm 100% Chinese, 100% Aboriginal, 100% Australian. That's how I like to think of my cultures. And I always see with those three lenses.""We reference traditional cave painting techniques like the chewing of ochre and splatter.
The power of sparking conversations through public art - another driver behind the duo’s creative process. "I only really want them to ask the question, why is that imagery or why those colours or why that combination. For me, a visual Aboriginal presence and a visual Chinese presence together is enough because there’s an extreme lack of, or any cultural presence in Australia, specifically Aboriginal. Murals are a great antidote to that, reclaiming that visual space that everything from us was taken. This is one way to sort of say, we're still here, we're still fighting.
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