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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lauren Marer

‘Mud-dipped masterpiece’: a creative approach to carbon farming conversations

Brisbane artist Jane Milburn spreads cotton material on the ground to ‘paint’ it with mud.
Brisbane artist Jane Milburn spreads cotton material on the ground to ‘paint’ it with mud. Photograph: Lauren Marer

On a rainy day 50km west of Moree in north-west New South Wales, Brisbane artist Jane Milburn navigates through the sinking black soil quintessential to this farming region.

Pure white cotton material is draped over her shoulder, the only thing to set her Driza-bone apart against the brown backdrop. With a flourish, she lays it down, painting the fabric with the mud that helped grow it.

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