Adam John Cullen's Crust to Core (responding to jb), has entered into the Latrobe University Art Collection.

The work was originally exhibited as part of Parched in 2025 at Latrobe Art Institute, curated by Jacqueline Millner, Karen Annett and Amelia Wallin.

The exhibition draws together artworks from across Australia, with an eye to the southeast, to explore representations of drought.

As what was formerly categorised as ‘extreme weather’ increasingly becomes our every day, how can we imagine, prepare for, and adapt to a changed climate?

Drought, in particular, is often seen as a defining characteristic of Australian settler folklore. To expand our understanding of how drought is experienced and represented across timescales, this exhibition gathers First Nations knowledge and settler perspectives. From the impact of flood and drought on Country, to the personal and economic toll felt by framers, to soil as a carrier of information and the slow violence of dust, the artworks reflect on the ongoing impacts of a changed climate and how we might best respond.