Galah Issue 13

Issue 13: Elements Come fire or tempest, or rain, hail or shine, our lives are shaped – often defined – by the elements. How to thrive in the face of uncertainty, cope with extremes, respect and protect our world – these are the big elemental issues. Here’s what you'll read about in Issue 13: Celebrate the brilliance of Emily Kam Kngwarray Weather watching, with camera Belinda Jeffery cooks lunch over fire What it takes to sculpt in bronze Gardening in the alps with an artist’s eye Elemental architecture and the climate quest A business thrives in the salt of the earth Michael Reid at home in Murrurundi How to finish a very long book In praise of compost Escape to an island beach shack Spuds, spuds and more spuds Plus more art, gardens, books and ideas – Galah style Front cover: Emily Kam Kngwarray, Anmatyerr people, Alhalker Country, 1994 © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency, 2025. Private collection, courtesy of Deutscher and Hackett. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia.