{"product_id":"millstones-norfolk-island-basalt","title":"Millstones\/Norfolk Island basalt","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatterson has worked closely with basalt stone, exploring the migratory experience of this heavy, ancient and particular material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two \u003cspan\u003enineteenth century millstones in the collection of the Powerhouse Museum. The millstones were used to ground flour at a mill owned by the settler Thomas West. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stones are made from basalt and, according to investigations by archaeologists James Flexner and Nicola Simpson at Patterson’s request, were likely transported here via sea from Germany’s Eifel district. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis print features the bivariate plotting that demonstrates geological evidence for this claim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese works on paper visualise the millstones through their component trace elements, like yttrium and strontium, as a spray of coloured dots – another form of redistribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kenzeepatterson.com\/A-redistribution-Verge\"\u003ePatterson exhibitied these prints together with the millstones that inspired them in 2023\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenzee Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50942258774309,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/2250\/2693\/files\/Kenzee_Patterson_Millstones-NorfolkIsland.jpg?v=1755130414","url":"https:\/\/keeperprintroom.com.au\/products\/millstones-norfolk-island-basalt","provider":"Keeper Print Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}