Chris O’Doherty (aka Reg Mombassa) Gum trunk with koala

The koala in a suicide belt is peering anxiously from its lair in the aperture of a gum trunk in the Leura swamp in the Blue Mountains, NSW. The koala is planning to sacrifice its own life, but hoping to also remove some of the humans who are actively working to destroy the homes and habitats of its fellow creatures by bush clearances and industrial pollution. The koala has a look of sad resignation on its face as it mournfully contemplates the death of millions of animals and insects in the devastating bushfires of early 2020.

Reg Mombassa, 2021