Elizabeth Blakeman, With a Beady Eye: Bushfire and Beyond

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Elizabeth Blakeman, With a Beady Eye: Bushfire and Beyond

Our farm was burnt out on the 30th December 2019. Only the house survived

31 July – 05 September 2026
Special opening event 5.30pm Friday 31 July 2026
All welcome. Free

We had chosen to stay and defend. My brother had joined us. As the embers fell, I changed my mind and chose to leave.

This body of work depicts my experience of that night, in the Wairewa Hall, and our survival.

It depicts the rain: our fatigue: the assessment of loss: and of our gratitude.

And it records my recovery, particularly measured by my pleasure in the plant life recovery.

And it records acceptance of the future, whatever it may hold.

Image: Life Survived But It Was A Narrow Squeak.

About This Event

When & Where

East Gippsland Art Gallery: 31/07/2026 ‑ 05/09/2026

Presented by:

East Gippsland Art Gallery

Art Form:

Visual Arts

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