Since the late 1970s Jill Orr has been a formidable presence in contemporary Australian art. One of the early proponents of a burgeoning environmental art movement, Orr utilises a combination of performance, photography, video and installation in her representations of the Australian environment. Orr throws up troubling images of the space we inhabit that prompt her audience to question their place within that environment. While intricately connected to the landscape, Orr’s work deals equally with the human element, and ultimately, the intertwined existence of the two… Continue reading

This article was first published by Horsham Regional Art Gallery to accompany an exhibition and fundraising appeal to acquire Southern Cross -to Bear and Behold - Missionary 3, 2007.