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Names

Name PrimaryDiana Boyer collection

IDs

ID Localnma-collection-15

ID Urihttp://www.nma.gov.au/collections-search/results?search=adv&ref=coll&collname=Diana+Boyer+collection

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionThe Diana Boyer collection comprises artworks, annotated sketches and other recordings of life on 'Bobbara Creek', a rural property in the Binalong district of southern New South Wales, between 1981 and 2007.

Full DescriptionThe Diana Boyer collection comprises artworks, annotated sketches and other recordings of life on 'Bobbara Creek', a rural property in the Binalong district of southern New South Wales, between 1981 and 2007. This collection records the imaginative and emotional processes by which Diana Boyer, a migrant from Argentina, settled in an Australian place. The artworks, sketchbooks and other items show Diana's engagement with the ecological particularities of the Binalong district, and with significant issues arising from the social and economic dynamics of colonial history and the present.

SignificanceThe items record Diana's exploration of a range of topics related to her life and work on 'Bobbara Creek', including Aboriginal dispossession, the representation of rural women, the value of biological diversity, the broader implications of introducing genetically modified canola to Australia, and the possible consequences of global warming for Australian agriculture.

RightsCopyright National Museum of Australia

AccessPhysical access to collection is by appointment only

Notehttp://www.nma.gov.au/collections/diana_boyer_environmental_art/

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:43

Date Created in MME2011-06-27 10:42