{"product_id":"9780702237744","title":"The Hard Light of Day: An Artist's Story of Friendships in Arrernte","description":"Author: Moss, Rod\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702237744\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 May 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of whitefella-blackfella friendship that offers hope for the future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Two years after artist Rod Moss arrived in Alice Springs to teach painting, he met a married couple who had set up camp in the gully beside his flat. Over the next twenty-five years, his friendship with Xavier and Petrina Neil and the friendships that grew from it with the families of Whitegate, an Arrernte camp on the outskirts of town, would nourish and challenge Moss beyond his imagining.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Light of Day\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare insight into the reality of life in the Centre, from the contours of the MacDonnell Ranges and the textures and sounds of Arrernte culture, to the endemic violence, alcoholism and ill-health that continue to devastate Aboriginal lives. In recalling the relationships and experiences that have shaped his life and work in Alice Springs, Moss unsentimentally reveals the human face behind the statistics and celebrates the enriching, transformative power of friendship.\u003cbr\u003e Illustrated with Moss's evocative paintings and photographs, \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Light of Day\u003c\/i\u003e is an incredible journey into a world never shown in the mainstream media, and an artist's chronicle of the moments that have inspired him.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135657783454,"sku":"UBD-9780702237744","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702237744.jpg?v=1786626499","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702237744","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}