Anna Berger - Orange - Bellied Parrot Edition:12/25 In the past (as late

In the past (as late as the 1970’s)

In an essentially maritime climate

Here is the mystery and lure of a tree that

We become so focused on our busy lives that nature can be a “blur” in the background

and sets off to sea

Anna Berger - Orange - Bellied Parrot Edition:12/25 In the past (as lateAnna Berger Orange Bellied Parrot Hand Coloured Collograph 40 x 40cm Limited Edition of 25 Artist Statement My art practice is concerned with the 'Collection' of Creatures of Wonder in 'Cabinets of Curiosities'. I am particularly interested in the history of European fascination with collecting new species of Australian fauna and flora, and the specimens collected during the Age of Enlightenment for the purposes of scientific enquiry, classification