The Great Depression of the 1930s was a terrible time for millions of ordinary people just trying to get by. The world was not so materialist then with consumerism as the new religion of the masses. And yet with very little to lose, most lost the lot.
The current exhibition 'Skint' on at the Museum of Sydney, shows how wonderfully inventive and resilient the Aussie spirit is. When times were tough a fruit packing crate became the frame work for a settee; a bit of heavy wire and a pole became a rake.
This is a good exhibition and it has a lot to teach us, if only we are ready to learn from the past.
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