Buckingbong to Birrego

Résumé du livre

"Buckingbong to Birrego involved a three-day walk in September 2014 of almost 50 kilometres from the Murrumbidgee River near Narrandera to a property in the Birrego district owned by the Strong family. The project explored contemporary arts practice through an engagement with the land and its cultural, social and environmental histories, and was a partnership between the National Museum of Australia, The Cad Factory, Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation and farmer Graham Strong. The walk aimed: *To acknowledge and understand the history of the Narrandera region; *To honour the capacities of land and people to produce food and fibre; and *To build strength and wellbeing in places and communities. ... Along the route of the walk, artists presented artworks, installations and performances made for each place. Local elders, farmers and community members gave talks and fostered discussion about history, possible futures, and the inextricable ties between our bodies and the nourishing, productive terrains through we walked.-George Main"--Page [7]