Ray Ray A variety of rays are found around our island home, from the shallow waters of the shoreline to the reefs and deeper waters. This ray has been created by stitching reclaimed fishing net, rope and twine. Reclaimed fishing nets (also known as ghost nets) are derelict fishing nets Read more…
Pilot Whale In the Torres Strait, we are blessed to witness and encounter these nomadic mammals in our tropical waters. Drifting ghost nets ensnares all marine life. Unfortunately, whales are also victims to this invisible threat in the ocean. This artwork depicts a pilot whale and squids getting caught in Read more…
Floating Bommie When fishing nets are abandoned in the ocean, this creates an imbalance in the ecosystem. Drifting ghost nets ensnares many things in its wake. Barnacles, plastic waste and even jelly fish are victims of this floating problem. This piece shows the death trap for all marine life that Read more…
Hammerhead The hammerhead shark in my language is called Kurrs. The hammerhead is significant to me because it is my totem, my childhood memories and upbringing on Iama is always associated with this animal. When ghost nets are entangled on the reef bed, this creates an invisible trap for all Read more…
Stacey Stacey the football trout is trying to get a team together to tackle the abandoned ghost net drifting along with the tide.
Memories Beneath the Waves: A Ghost Network Story My Ghost Network artwork tells the story of a historically significant area within the sea country of Erub (Darnley Island) in the Eastern Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. This area is widely known throughout Australia as the “Darnley Deeps,” and it is located Read more…
Dan – “Eyes of the Reef” This beautiful ghost net reef that I created from abandoned nets and rope represents my classroom and the marine environment I grew up in. “Dan” in my Kulkalgal People’s language means “pool of water” or “the eyes of the reef.” This artwork I created Read more…
Ray A variety of rays are found around our island home, from the shallow waters of the shoreline to the reefs and deeper waters. This ray has been created by stitching reclaimed fishing net, rope and twine. Reclaimed fishing nets (also known as ghost nets) are derelict fishing nets that Read more…
Athe Kusi The weather so beautiful over the weekend that my husband and I decided to take our grandchildren on the dinghy to Merad. As soon as we arrived, the children played on the beach and went for a swim in the clear waters. While swimming, our grandchildren saw something Read more…
