Memory Maps

The artist’s family migrated to Australia from Hong Kong in 1975. 
For the child migrant the process of settling into a new country is 
sometimes more demanding than it is for an adult. The decision to
migrate is usually one in which the child has little to say, even though the
parents may see their children as the main beneficiaries of migration. In the
form of an Australian Passport Portrait of an Australian presents the migrant
experience mainly through words and pictures, and challenges the notion of what
it means to be an Australian. Signed and numbered last page. 32pp. x 13 x 9cm.
Edition: 10 plus 2 AP.

'Portrait of an Australian'toured in the National Treasures from Australia's Great Libraries
Travelling exhibition 2005 - 2007

   

Artist:Jonathan Tse
Title: Blueprint for portrait
Medium: collage
Year: 2004

Artist:Jonathan Tse
Title: Portrait of an Australian
Medium: artist’s book with screenprinted images and text
Book Size: 13cm x 9cm
Edition: 10 + 2 artist’s proofs
Printer: the artist
Year: 1994

Artist:Jonathan Tse
Title: subtitles (detail)
Medium:colour screenprint
Image Size: 25cm x 35cm
Edition: 30 + A.Ps Griffith University folio image
Paper: magnani incisioni 310gsm
Printer: the artist
Year: 2001

Artist:Jonathan Tse
Title: these early days
Medium: photo etching
Image Size: 45cm x 60.5cm
Edition: 5 + A.P.
Paper: somerset 300gsm
Printer: the artist
Year: 1997