We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Christopher Zanko, Paul Ryan Bulli, Rock Steady

oil and acrylic on wood relief

120 x 99.9 cm

Set against the backdrop of Wollongong in NSW, this painting is concerned with the vulnerability to changing demographics of an area once defined by coal mining, steelmaking and allied industry. While our aesthetic styles differ, the collaboration seeks to find a moment of certainty in Wollongong’s continuous state of flux.

Christopher Zanko, 2022