This work documents an artist staging of stamps from ficticious republics at the Next Wave Festival in Geelong, Australia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The label states that Eighty Days was made during an Australian Visit from June 13 until August 31, 1997. The cloth bag is labeled Networkers are Miners on one side and Fossick Edition on the other. On one of the photocopied sheets within the bag, the meaning of Fossick is given as Australian or New Zealand slang for to rummage or to search. Its contents are 30 works produced by students of the School of Arts at University of Ballarat that explore the themes of mining, minerals and local history of Ballarat, Australia.The case also contains a catalogue entitled "Field Study Australia" documenting international mail art exhibited at the Courthouse Project in Geelong, Australia.The plastic case is a blue color with the Australian flag embossed on its lid. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each folded page has the same image of a Victorian sofa on railroad tracks. The background in each image is varied including text, city landscapes, portraits, historical paintings, alphabetical diagrams etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.