PublishedNational Museum Of Australia, October 2017 |
ISBN9781921953293 |
FormatSoftcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions23.5cm × 28.5cm |
This stunning companion to the National Museum of Australia's blockbuster Indigenous-led exhibition, Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, explores the history and meaning of songlines, the Dreaming or creation tracks that crisscross the Australian continent, of which the Seven Sisters songline is one of the most extensive.
Through stunning artworks (many created especially for the exhibition), story, and in-depth analysis, the book will provide the definitive resource for those interested in finding out more about these complex pathways of spiritual, ecological, economic, cultural, and ontological knowledge - the stories 'written in the land'.
Marijke is the Customer Service Supervisor at Boffins and has been a Boffin for over five years, and a bird fanatic for even longer. She reads anything interesting.
Published to coincide with the National Museum of Australia exhibit, this book is simply stunning. The illustrations and photographs of the works are fascinating in themselves, but the in-depth analysis and explanation of the visual language really elevates this book into a must-have for any art lover, collector, or those interested in Indigenous knowledge of Australia.
