The Majestic Foodplains Project

Introducing the first in the

Critical Country Series of Land Biographies

The Liverpool Plains - A Land Biography of one of Australia’s most dynamic food

growth machines

1. Sheer scale and beauty

2. Individual landscape character

3. Productive capacity

4. Sensitivity and fragility

Series I – The Majestic Foodplain Project…a Land Biography

Inspired by its

Bedrock – yellow (coal and toxic deep aquifers)Alluvium – coloured bands (shallow aquifers)

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New England Fold Belt

The formation of the bedrock profile

The Big Turnaround

The Formation of the Liverpool Range

Today’s Horizontal Landscape

Corn Detail

1st Phase Creation of the Land Biography and Exhibition

2nd PhaseEducation Program and a Public Record (from the artwork) •Travelling Exhibition•School Education Program•Public Record