Salvatore Zofrea’s ‘Capricornia 1989’ woodcut series, produced in a rigorous and expressionistic fashion, portrays the arduous labour experienced by Italian migrants working in the canefields of North Queensland. Yet the numerous scenes also depict the way Calabrian traditions were maintained amid the conflicting pressures from the host country to assimilate — Italians sharing cultural affiliations against the backdrop of the Queensland canefields. Pictorially he uses his family and friends as subject matter. His carving line very expressive and aggressive outlining each figure with a white cut (looks like a "V") and cutting close to the black supports of the white outline cut. His gouging follows the flow of fabric and form of clothing
