The visual images in this catalogue vary in their intent. Some of them, such as the photographs in this introduction, record significant moments in the foray of artists from the School of Art, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, into the Riverland of South Australia. This fieldwork took place in the latter half of 2008 and the aim was to seek information and inspiration to make art about the environment. The generic procedure of this type is called a ‘Field Study’ and is founded on the provision of academic and logistic assistance for the School’s artists to conduct research beyond the studio.