Having come from a studio on the Los Angeles River, which presented this tumultuous
problem of humans in the natural world and capitalism and manufacturing
waste — the work I did
reflected all that.
[16] Statistics on the large Aboriginal community of Wadeye in the Northern Territory
reflect a parlous situation, with a death rate four times higher than the rate for the Northern Territory, an average life expectancy of 46 years, a range of serious and endemic health
problems, and a high percentage of children in the 0 - 5 age group who are stunted (20 %),
wasted (10 %) and / or underweight (21 %).