Rebecca Solnit in her book “Savage Dreams” examines maps, place, borders, boundaries and, culture, she talks about two locations in the American West, Yosemite (i visited Yosemite many years ago it was cold snowing and bleak, I hated it my wife was inspired). I bring this up now as like Solnit discusses histories of site colonialism and capitalism the resistance of man today to acknowledge the land we occupy. Wurundjeri country, the Victorian Government has restricted peoples access and now face masks are mandatory outside the home, what would our forebears make of this? Solnit’s book deals with power structures and domesticated peoples, there is tension on the custodians of the land and the colonialism that exists today. My images look at a landscape inhabited and a clay animal being given back as a motif. In these challenging times, I believe we should all look for a feeling of gratitude that we exist to protect one another nurture, and respect the land we share.