Born in Pakistan to Australian parents, G.W. BOT lived in many countries until the age of twenty, following her father who was in the military. She studied art in London, Paris, and Australia. Living and working in Canberra since 1985, she has developed a strong attachment to her land, which has become the main theme of her work.

The linocut technique, which she discovered in London, has remained her preferred means of expression. She has thus developed a personal calligraphy where her dreamlike vision of the land and her deep sensitivity merge.

In this work, a totemic figure, gnarled and dried out like a piece of wood worn by dry winds and time, appears at the center of a desert landscape. The totemic figure can be interpreted as an autobiographical double or as a metaphorical representation of her own destiny.

Framed work. Ed.5/25