{"product_id":"big-sky-hardcover-1","title":"Big Sky - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'His photographs have their own powers of\u003cbr\u003etransformation. Towers of almonds, covered haphazardly with plastic sheeting\u003cbr\u003eand held down by car tires, become a misty valley; a rainbow ends not in a pot\u003cbr\u003eof gold but at an opal-mine junk yard. Kids at the top of the stairs on a\u003cbr\u003eplayground slide call to mind brushtail possums caught in the beam of a\u003cbr\u003eflashlight. A man lies face down on his horse, and a hat has fallen to the\u003cbr\u003eground--it is the horse, not the man, who seems likeliest to have lost it.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHelen Sullivan \u003ci\u003eThe New\u003cbr\u003eYorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Ferguson began photographing Australia's interior in 2013 in an attempt to dispel sentimental and outdated narratives around the 'Outback'--a place central to the identity and development of modern day Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis photographic survey, made over a 10-year period, depicts fading traditional events, shrinking small towns, Aboriginal connection to Country, the impacts of globalisation and the adversity of climate change to illustrate the complex realities of contemporary life in the 'Outback'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 13.8 x 11.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457035944114,"sku":"9781915423443","price":70.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ac742f0d6fe8d72cd3299f6b38384a72.webp?v=1778875590","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/big-sky-hardcover-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}