Lindy Yeates

A brief idea of the game

2016

Linocut and collage, Monopoly game pieces, US dollar, cotton thread

137 x 84

Cockfighting is a blood sport; cocks are bred to be aggressive, territorial. Biblically they represent betrayal. Following my recent trip to Timor-Leste, I was disturbed by Timor’s pending bankruptcy and Australia’s bullying and betrayal of East Timor during past negotiations over oil and gas in the Timor Sea.

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