Joan Ross: Imagine if they'd cared.: N.Smith Gallery

Joan Ross moves between mediums deftly. Whether drawing, print, animation or virtual reality, it is impossible not to recognise her poignant works, not least for the hi-vis yellow which marks them. Imagine if they'd caredis a series of new prints and paintings that asks us to imagine a world where colonial settlers had cared about the environment. 

With equal smatterings of absurdism and melancholy, this body of work is characterised by its handmade aesthetic: collaged images of the past re-contextualised, re-used, and paired with witty references to raise questions about complex contemporary issues.

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