SIDNEY NOLAN’S AFRICAN JOURNEY

I NEVER EXPECTED TO TRAVEL TO the other side of the world for a painting. But in 2014 my partner Rachael and I found ourselves there – struggling for breath on the muddy, near vertical slopes of the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda, fighting through bamboo forest to alpine plateaus chilled by winds whipping off the snow-laden peaks. Then again in 2016. Under a relentless sun we entered Harar in Ethiopia, the fortified town and fourth holy city of Islam, making our way through ancient gates and navigating narrow winding alleys to stand under the 500-year-old mud and rubble walls infused with history.

By the time you read this we will be on our way