“The creation of an original work

begins with an overwhelming

inspiration. In the instance of

Ochre & Dust it was my first trip

to the central desert of Australia.

The people of the desert, the

songs, the light, the night sky and

the awesome landscape made a

huge impact on me.

The next time I had a similar

sensation was a summer’s night in

Detroit. Tyree Guyton had created

The Heidelberg Project, an urban

fantasyland of detritus: chaotic,

confronting and wondrous. Walking

down this street I knew I had to

work with this artist. I invited

Tyree to Sydney and created

Singing for that Country as an

urban poem for The Art and About

Festival.”