James Brown
“7.00pm at the Rockpool, Townsville,” 2008
Oil on canvas
Size: 59.5 x 50 cm
The Rockpool is a popular, free public swimming enclosure located on
the seashore promenade (“The Strand”) in Townsville. It is designed
to protect swimmers from potential dangers lurking in the ocean—such as sharks,
sea snakes, and jellyfish.
The Rockpool is situated below the headland where Jezzine Barracks was once a military base. The location is called “Kissing Point”, possibly because ship’s keels “kissed” (lightly touched) the shallow sandy bottom there, rather than the area being associated with romance.
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