White Lines by Jonathan Jones

A Dazzling Installation Of Light

White Lines, by Jonathan Jones, was completed in 2005. The artwork suggests the stark beauty of the work of Dan Flavin and Donald Judd, yet the simple materials of fluorescent tubes reference the pattering found in Indigenous wood and rock carvings. The work is also profoundly connected to the landscape, both as it is, and as it was, built up from research into the site’s history.

Sydney-based Aboriginal artist Jonathan Jones is a member of the Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi nations of Australia. He works across a range of mediums, from printmaking and drawing to sculpture and film. He is best known for his site-specific installations and interventions into space which use light, shadow and the repetition of shape to explore Indigenous traditions, relationships and ideas.