The Melbourne-based Cohn is an artist who expresses herself through the forms of jewellery and crafted objects.
National capitals are centres of power.
Even Canberra, a settlement born out of pettiness and compromise, symbolises the puissance of the state. So far as visual art goes, for example, if you don't get a charge seeing Nolan's Ned Kelly series at the NGA, you aren't plugged in to the main socket. If the 200 pukamani poles of the Aboriginal Memorial don't brighten your soul, you aren't receptive to seeing yourself as Australian. Last Friday, the NGA lived up to its own promise as a source of power in a memorable way. The Work of Susan Cohn 1980-2000.