Food for Thought 2004

The paintings are filled with bi-cultural symbols, and reflect on the colonial past with Christian references and animals and jugs in missionary attire and indigenous Maori costume. There is a large degree of satire and parody within the works. Animals such as sheep, takahi, kiwi, and roosters offer social commentary on human behaviour, by playing out social roles, pecking order and acting like sheep. Rather than passing judgment, Joanna Fieldes offers up New Zealand's ambiguous history on a platter, as food for thought.

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• Country Jug Country Jug
• Food for Thought Food for Thought
• Gravy Boat Gravy Boat
• If It Fits Wear It If It Fits Wear It
• Let Us Prey Let Us Prey
• Meat Dish Meat Dish
• Pecking Order Pecking Order
• Pigeon Pie Pigeon Pie
• Presence Presence
• Soup Tureen Soup Tureen
• Sphere of Influence Sphere of Influence
• Standing Tall Standing Tall
• The Colonial Play The Colonial Play
• The Offering The Offering
• Evolution Under Cover Evolution Under Cover
• Give and Take Give and Take
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