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Tracey Moffatt (1960) Australia Invocations#3 Photo Screenprint with ultraviolet inks on Somerset satin paper Ed. A.P Year: 2000 147 × 122 cm (57.87 × 48.03 in) Private Swiss Collection Galeria João Graça, Lisbon Born in Brisbane in 1960, Moffatt is recognized internationally as one of Australia’s most successful and influential visual voices. This specific piece is part of a celebrated 13-image series titled Invocations. The broader visual narrative is deeply rooted in the artist's own dreams, exploring themes of the subconscious, folklore, and dramatic fantasy. Although the final piece mimics the fluid texturing of a classic pastel painting or watercolor, it is actually a photo-silkscreen print. It was meticulously constructed by hand, layering color after color using dozens of separate screens to generate an otherworldly, painterly surface. The Invocations narrative shifts across distinct visual phases, transitioning from a young girl in a dense forest to a couple stranded in a desert, before concluding with spirits manifesting within circular framing (tondos). The chaotic reds and shifting shapes within this ring heavily evoke the haunting, ghostly aesthetics of the historic painter Francisco Goya. Moffatt made art history by becoming the very first Indigenous Australian artist to be selected for a solo exhibition at the prestigious Venice Biennale (representing Australia in 2017 with her show My Horizon).