Journal: No. 2. Kimberley 'Land Beyond Time', 1982

Containers:

Box 6

Component identifier:

File 15

Content Summary:

The Journal covers a trip made in Sep 1982 to the Kimberley with Mary Durack; Vince Serventy, Geoffrey Dutton, accompanied by Carol Serventy, Nin Dutton and Alex Bortignon. Locations referred to include: Broome, Derby, King Leopold Ranges, Windjana Gorge, Prince Regent River , Drysdale National Park and River, Kalumburu, Wyndham, Lake Argyle and the Ord River, Kununurra, Balgo, Hall's Creek, Fossil Downs, Fitzroy Crossing, Geike Gorge and Hooker's Creek. Reflections on: his notational approach; the landscape and its vastness, mood and tonality; discussions at mission stations; meetings with indigenous people and their issues; and rock art. A large number of sketches (watercolour, pencil, ink and pastels), including of: town views and buildings; the Derby leperosarium; indigenous people(including Kalumburu elders); his fellow travellers; mission members; trees, plants and grasses; landscapes and rocky outcrops; rivers and lakes; tidal patterns and mangroves; birds; fish; crocodiles; termite mounds; and animals. There are also polaroids, including of: fellow travellers and their camps; landscapes and ranges; termite mounds; trees; tidal markings; rivers and lakes; and a crater. Note: this journal is linked to Journals 16 (No. 3) and 21 (No. 1) which together form a record of related trips to northwest Australia, the outcome of which included an exhibition of works by Olsen and the publications: 'Land Beyond Time: a Modern Exploration of Australia's North Western Frontiers', and 'Land beyond time/ paintings and drawings by John Olsen'.

Subjects:

Arts

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