Pausing for a packed lunch at Jones Reserve in Brunswick, Vic, the artist glimpsed what seemed a vision. A young mother is seated on a picnic rug nursed her infant while in conversation with a young African man. Just beyond the park gleamed the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church. The artistic tradition of the Holy Family Resting on the Flight into Egypt, due to Herod’s massacre of the Innocents, sprang to mind, and its strong associations with the plight of modern-day seekers of asylum.

Collection of the Artist.