Day 4: Arrival

Finally arrived in Bendigo after 12 more hours of travel-we flew over sea of Flores and crossed jewelled archepelego and then the desert for several hours. All the way up to Bendigo on the train I read the local papers-there is one major political issue here and that is the drought. The world is changing and in terms of precious resources water will be the new gold-must be a theme here!

The studio annd flat are wonderful and there is everything one could need-so today is one of orientation. I met Donna and Pete who have adjacent studios. Donna's photographic work is stunning and documents life in the bush, using her family a la Sally Mann but without the sexualising gaze. It is frightening to see how a lush landscape has turned to dry mud and dust in just a few short years.