Day 172 of 2026
“The Year Turned Its Corner”
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SOLSTICE, PAPANUI ROAD
Medium: soft-ground etching with aquatint, hand-dampened paper
Dimensions: 480 × 280 mm
Date of execution: winter, unspecified year — or every winter, accumulating
Two children, coats done up. The magpie has no opinion on departure.
The sky presses its full weight on the plate.
The car has already gone.
Acquired by the artist from memory, date unknown.