Silent by Ren Gregoric

ARTIST NOTES: Silent is the central panel of a group of three drawings, together titled Tiho (Slovenian, meaning: quiet, silent). The drawing depicts a hybrid man/kurent (a Slovenian folk character) in an abstracted landscape with mountains in the background. Usually, Kurent (symbols of boisterousness and hedonism) have cowbells that are used at the end of winter to chase away the winter spirit and usher in spring. The Kurent in this image is standing still without any cowbells. The figure is located on the grounds of Bonegilla Migrant Camp. Bonegilla was a migrant processing centre in northern Victoria that operated between 1947 and 1971. It was here that new migrants (including the artist’s paternal family) and refugees from non-English speaking European countries lived while applications for residency were processed.

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DIMENSIONS	(Height - 25.50 cm X Width - 20.00 cm )
MEDIUM ON BASE	Pencil on Paper
GENRE	Humanity
REGISTERED NRN #	000-37787-0138-01
COPYRIGHT	© Ren Gregoric
PRIZES AND AWARDS	No Awards

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Artist: Ren Gregoric

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