{"product_id":"one-of-twelve-scarf-wsscbw","title":"One of Twelve | Scarf | Ben Ward","description":"\u003cp\u003eScarf Ngamoowalem – Ben Ward\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e108cm x 103cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBen Ward’s painting practice focuses on his unique perspective of seeing and being with Country. His works employ striking triangular designs of juxtaposed coloured ochre, depicting the waterways, mountain ranges and sacred sites of his Country — and at times, issuing a pointed challenge to those who would treat sacred land as expendable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn Ngamoowalem (Ivanhoe Ranges), the Ord River meanders across the canvas while four waterfalls mark the centre — Valentine Springs, Jaying (where his grandmothers were born), Middle Spring (Mayiba) and Black Rock Falls. The large hill Goomig rises in the background. To the top right, two circles are deliberately painted to appear as nuclear waste symbols, marking the sacred sites of Boorlgoomirri and Gigoomirri — where, during the filming of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralia\u003c\/em\u003e, actors and crew climbed onto these hills. As Ben asks: ‘You wouldn’t walk all over a nuclear waste site?’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One of Twelve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49310147903643,"sku":"shop-one of twelve-scarf-wsscbw","price":220.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/20260717.Oneoftwelve.TimbeePhotog-14-Edit-150x150.jpg?v=1787017032","url":"https:\/\/shop.belcoarts.com.au\/products\/one-of-twelve-scarf-wsscbw","provider":"The Shop at Belco Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}