{"product_id":"protection","title":"Protection","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtection, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCyanotype print on tea paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a rag doll lies unattended across a stack of government-marked blankets. Objects associated with warmth and care become an uneasy resting place: the child is provided for, but not held.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blanket becomes a symbol of care offered on colonial terms, reflecting systems in which governments, churches and institutions claimed increasing authority over Blak children and families under the language of protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work asks us to consider the tension between care and control, and the consequences when protection becomes conditional upon institutional authority.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen protection is conditional upon control, who is being protected?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boneta-Marie Mabo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52815164899608,"sku":"B-MM03","price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0859\/7526\/9656\/files\/64.png?v=1791521147","url":"https:\/\/aboriginalart.co\/products\/protection","provider":"Aboriginal Art Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}