Coco Carey
Before the Tree Line, 2026
White pencil and acrylic paint on black paper
84.1cm x 118.9cm
Artist statement
My artwork, Before the Tree Line, uses a continuous narrative model, centred on Robert Frost’s 1923 poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. The narrative is recontextualised from a man riding his horse into the journey of a snowshoe hare, whilst exploring the same themes of suicidal ideation, obligation and hope. Before the Tree Line is read left to right and uses space to bolster the narrative and its message, whilst referring to the structure of Frost’s poem.
Photographs: Anna Kucera
Acknowledgement of Country
UNSW School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
