Across the Dessert: Aboriginal Batik from Central Australia

Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Ian Porter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne. The essays cover: batik cadenzas wax lyrical; learning together & staying strong at Ernabella; batik lines flow over sand dune country; the Tupia batik phenomenon; Warlpiri sensibility & grace, Yuendumu batik; the Kintore batiks; bush couture, bringing the bush to town; footprints in the red dirt, reflections. SC