JAALA Biennial was founded in 1978, titled "reinstatement of man and nature" at the Metropolitan Art Museum Biennial, including countries such as Palestine, China, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Pakistan, Kenya and others. The 2012 JAALA Biennial will include a new focus on other countries: South Korea, China, Kurdistan, Taiwan and Aboriginal Australia.
Abnormal Cells features Eukarote Cells which are common in all living creatures: plants, animals and humans and are therefore known as the building blocks of life. Once damaged by the likes of Yellow Cake Uranium, cells are mutated, never to be the same. This idea is explored through an attempt at painting notions of toxicity.
As the title suggests Cells Views are a cells eye view of the world, in this instance a fractal pattern of the sunset from East Point in Darwin, ironically named after Charles Darwin, of 'Survival of the Fittest' fame.
These Series were produced for the exhibition 'The Creative Cell of Life' which was an Art/Science response to the following quote:
“She gave birth unto the first female of life of flash and blood, the mold and pattern for all the mothers of the Earth. She endowed her Infant Female Child with faculties and powers to conceive just what the human race is today.” David Unaipon, Native Legends
