Northern Editions presents Sublime Journey: new works Caroline Rannersberger. This recent body of work by Caroline creates a bridge from her previous work, Sublime Territory, and comprises a series of small etchings which examine concepts of exploration and colonisation from the personal perspective of the artist’s own German/Australian heritage. The seventeenth century German literary character, Simplicissimus, reappears as the narrator/protaganist of a new history Caroline is beginning to construct from her experiences and from her research into German philosophy and literature in relation to Australian identity and the landscape. The small works are like pages from a travelogue, and are based on photos taken during a recent trip from the northern tropics, through the desert to the southern reaches of Australia.
Caroline is represented by Thirtyseven Degrees Contemporary Fine Art Gallery www.thirtyseven-degrees.com.au.
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About the artist
Caroline Rannersberger lives on the outskirts of Darwin. She combines painting and printmaking to create large scale landscapes on paper which deal with the politics of her immediate environment. In this new body of work, Sublime Journey, Caroline continues to explore the post modern landscape as a metaphor for society, as well as investigating aspects of her own heritage, culture and identity.
