Art at a crossroads: Aboriginal responses to contact in northern Australia

该项目旨在调查历史上土著人对与新来者“接触”的反应。它将利用过去400年来在阿纳姆地西部创作的岩石艺术和树皮画的系统记录来产生新的知识。对这些重要的澳大利亚历史第一手视觉记录的分析，以及数字档案馆和其他媒体的文件，将导致了解土著历史的新方法。利用多种形式的媒体，我们将研究原住民如何使用图形系统导航的威胁和机会在北方澳大利亚，与澳大利亚的主要好处是一个更全面和包容性的书面历史。

This project aims to investigate historical Aboriginal responses to ‘contact’ with newcomers to their land. It will generate new knowledge using systematic recordings of rock art and bark paintings created during the last 400 years in western Arnhem Land. The analysis of these key visual first-hand records of Australia’s history, together with documentation from digital archives and other media, will lead to new ways of understanding Aboriginal history. Drawing on multiple forms of media, we will examine how Aboriginal people used graphic systems to navigate threats and opportunities in northern Australia, with the main benefit to Australia being a more comprehensive and inclusive written history.