Gavin Wilson has curated his fourth exhibition for the S.H. Ervin Gallery on Observatory Hill in Sydney and once again it centres on our landscapes and the critical issues they face. He asked me to open the show, entitled Holding Ground, which I was delighted to do.

Sunset over the Aegean from Skala Eressos "As long as I have breath in my lungs, I will love. And even after." - Sappho It is hot and dry in the centre of Lesbos. Greece has been suffering from a five year drought and the cool creeks that once gurgled around the Sanctuary at Messon have been reduced to mere trickles. We are at a 6th century BC temple dedicated to Zeus, Hyra and Dionysus - the Lesbian Triad, otherwise known as the Immortal Blissful Gods.  I take refuge in the shade of a...

Simone with Brad and Pudding and Nell with Gingi Baru My Roadtrip co-host Simone O'Brien and I recently took our pooches to the Furry...