2017

Lyn Dickens is a fiction writer and academic; her PhD explored mixed race subjectivity and creolisation in Australian literature. While in India she will work on a novel exploring the effects of political violence and the possibilities of redemption through the lives of two multiracial characters.

Man & Wah Cheung’s collaborative practice involves producing highlydetailed botanical artworks. The pair will engage with Bangalore’s Environment Trust catalogue of restored botanical paintings, illustrations and sketches from the Mysore Kingdom, and investigate transnational plant migration between Australia and India.

Mary Anne Butler is an award winning Darwin based playwright. While in Chennai Mary Anne will work on a memoir based on her childhood interactions with Suni; an Indian national employed by her family in Sri Lanka. The Red Suitcase will be an exploration of innocence, great loss, resilience and survival. Supported by Arts NT

Michael Adams’ project Freedivers and the Blue Planet will involve composing a set of narrative non-fiction essays exploring free diving in relation to place and belonging on our shared blue planet. The essays will be the basis for a book length reflection on diving and oceans, focusing on the concept of grace.