Black Mist Burnt Country

'Black Mist Burnt Country: Testing the Bomb - Australian Art' is a national touring exhibition curated by JD Mittmann and produced by Burrinja Dandenong Ranges Cultural Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The exhibition presented the first survey of Indigenous and non-Indigenous art across several mediums from the last seven decades focussed on the history of British atomic testing in Australia. 

'Black Mist Burnt Country' toured from 2016, marking the 60th anniversary of the first British atomic test at Maralinga, South Australia, until 2019. It was presented at ten public galleries and museums in four states, including the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. 

The project received support from Creative Victoria (through NETS), Australia Council for the Arts, Australian Government's Visions of Australia, and the private Gordon Darling Foundation. It was supported by Pitjantjatjara Anangu in Yalata and Oak Valley/Maralinga, South Australia, and was presented in partnership with Yalata Aboriginal Community. It was endorsed by Pitjantjatjara elder and campaigner, Mr Yami Lester, Wallatinna. 

The exhibition was the result of several years of research, planning and development. Its website provides a variety of resources for learning and education about the impacts of the British atomic test program from 1952-63 on Australian soil, its Indigenous peoples and veterans, and its long-lasting effects on the environment. It gives Nuclear Test Veterans, victims and survivors a voice and provides a platform for the understanding of the history of atomic testing and its legacies. 

By association with Nuclear Voices and other organisations across the world, the project and its available resources provides a tool for education and lobbying.'Black Mist Burnt Country: Testing the Bomb - Australian Art' is a national touring exhibition curated by JD Mittmann and produced by Burrinja Dandenong Ranges Cultural Centre in Melbourne, Australia. 

The exhibition presented the first survey of Indigenous and non-Indigenous art across several mediums from the last seven decades focussed on the history of British atomic testing in Australia.  'Black Mist Burnt Country' toured from 2016, marking the 60th anniversary of the first British atomic test at Maralinga, South Australia, until 2019. It was presented at ten public galleries and museums in four states, including the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.  The project received support from Creative Victoria (through NETS), Australia Council for the Arts, Australian Government's Visions of Australia, and the private Gordon Darling Foundation. It was supported by Pitjantjatjara Anangu in Yalata and Oak Valley/Maralinga, South Australia, and was presented in partnership with Yalata Aboriginal Community. It was endorsed by Pitjantjatjara elder and campaigner, Mr Yami Lester, Wallatinna.  

The exhibition was the result of several years of research, planning and development. Its website provides a variety of resources for learning and education about the impacts of the British atomic test program from 1952-63 on Australian soil, its Indigenous peoples and veterans, and its long-lasting effects on the environment.  It gives Nuclear Test Veterans, victims and survivors a voice and provides a platform for the understanding of the history of atomic testing and its legacies.  By association with Nuclear Voices and other organisations across the world, the project and its available resources provides a tool for education and lobbying.