World Painting why they did what they

why they did what they did and how they did it

Aboriginal art practice in southeast Australia is dynamic

recall experiences and serve as photo album for any viewer - tantilisingly close to experiences we each might recall

seen through the lens of Melbourne photographer Konrad Winkler

Sri Lankan

World Painting why they did what they2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Notable List. A man approaches a tree with an axe and the tree speaks to him. What ensues is a conversation in which the man tries to show the tree what a real world consists of. He points out the roads, the buildings, the ships and supermarkets but what he sees is his own loneliness amidst them. In quiet response, the tree reveals the deep and sustaining complexity and vitality of the 'world' it houses. Set at an