[EUGENE VON GUERARD]. Designing Place : An Archaeology of the Western District

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Melbourne : Melbourne Books, 2010. Oblong quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 160, illustrated. Designing Place is a beautifully produced book that brings together some of Australia s foremost artists and intellectuals in a project that investigates the meaning of place by focusing on the Western District of Victoria. The artworks include the Stony Rises Project and rare images from the celebrated 19th Century painter, Eugene Von Guerard. This book is beautifully produced and brings together some of Australia s foremost artists and intellectuals in a project that investigates the meaning of place focusing on the Western district of Victoria. From RMIT Gallery: The Stony Rises Project brings together 10 contemporary artists and designers in an investigation of the rich, layered histories of the Western District of Victoria.. Following a four-day artists’ camp in April 2009, artists Carmel Wallace, Gini Lee, Jenny Lowe, Kit Wise, Laurene Vaughan, Lesley Duxbury, Marion Manifold, Ruth Johnstone, Seth Keen and Vicki Couzens created works in response to the area to the southeast, south and southwest of Lake Corangamite distinguished by the basalt rocks erupting from the landscape forming Stony Rises, as well as volcanic cones and crater lakes.Designers, artists, curators and community members were able to interact with and learn from each other in order to create informed works. The resulting exhibition focuses on the histories of the area, the intricate relationships of people with

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