Hard Light of Day [electronic resource] : An Artist's Story of Friendships in Arrernte Country
Rod Moss2011
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A story of whitefella-blackfella friendship that offers hope for the future. Two
years after artist Rod Moss arrived in Alice Springs to teach painting, he met
an Indigenous couple who had set up camp in the gully beside his flat. Over the
next twenty-five years, his friendship with Xavier and Petrina Neil and the
friendships that grew from it with the families of Whitegate, an Arrernte camp
on the outskirts of town, would nourish and challenge Moss beyond his imagining.
The Hard Light of Day offers a rare insight into the reality of life in the
Centre, from the contours of the MacDonnell Ranges and the textures and sounds
of Arrernte culture, to the endemic violence, alcoholism and ill-health that
continue to devastate Aboriginal lives. In recalling the relationships and
experiences that have shaped his life and work in Alice Springs, Moss reveals
the human face behind the statistics and celebrates the enriching,
transformative power of friendship. Illustrated with Moss's ...
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Author:
Rod Moss, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Queensland Press, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 piece, 264 pages,)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780702246234
Language:
English
BRN:
435566
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |