ISBN |
9780992335724 |
Title |
Black mist burnt country : testing the bomb : Maralinga and Australian art. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Upwey, VIC : Burrinja (Dandenong Ranges Cultural Centre Inc.), 2016. |
©2016 |
Description |
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits ; 21 x 30 cm. |
Note |
"Indigenous readers should be aware that this book contains names, words and images of people who have passed away."--Page [4]. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index of exhibition artwork. |
Contents |
Foreword / Peter Garrett AM -- Introduction / Dr Ross Farnell -- This country is no good / Mima Smart OAM and Rev Russell Bryant -- Timeline of events -- Thunder on the plain / Dr Liz Tynan -- Atomic testing in Australian art / JD Mittmann -- Atomic pop / Dr Mick Broderick -- An alarming willingness to do harm / Dr Tilman Ruff AM. |
Conditions of access |
"WARNING: Indigenous readers should be aware that this book contains names, words and images of people who have passed away.."--Page [4] |
Summary |
Catalogue of Black Mist Burnt Country, a national touring exhibition produced by Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey, Victoria. It commemorates the British atomic test series in Australia through the artworks from public and private collections by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists with works across the mediums of painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, music and new media spanning seven decades. Black Mist Burnt Country references several notable non-Indigenous artists, yet it is the works by Aboriginal artists that carry greater weight, for the burden fell heavily on First Nation people. |
Subjects |
Nuclear weapons -- Great Britain -- Testing |
Atomic bomb -- South Australia -- Maralinga -- Testing |
Atomic bomb in art -- Exhibitions |
Art, Australian -- Exhibitions |
Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Exhibitions |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Mittmann, J. D. (editor.) |
Garrett, Peter, 1953- (writer of foreword.) |
Farnell, Ross (writer of introduction.) |
Other Corporate Bodies |
Burrinja (Gallery) |
Call number |
2019.265 |