Fossil Cairn: The Weight of Destiny

7 December 2007 - 16 March 2008
Tait Electronics Antarctica Gallery

Fossil Cairn: The Weight of Destiny (detail) 2007 featuring fossils and minerals from Sir Robert Falcon Scott's 'Terra Nova' Rocks. © The Natural History Museum, London. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery.

The fossils collected by Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated polar party on their return journey from the South Pole are a catalyst for consideration of human endeavour in this exhibition by Megan Jenkinson.