Bibliograph

Surrender, a journal for my daughter, Joshua Yeldham

Type

Label

Surrender, a journal for my daughter, Joshua Yeldham

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

mixed forms

Main title

Surrender

Responsibility statement

Joshua Yeldham

Sub title

a journal for my daughter

Summary

In this journal for his daughter Indigo, Joshua Yeldham charts his life from growing up on the Hawkesbury River to becoming one of the most astonishing artists Australia has produced in decades. Yeldham's first foray into literature is a stunning creation that mirrors the complexity of his artistic practice, layering painting, photography, drawing and prose. Surrender navigates Yeldham's early life from the intense pain of schoolyard bullying to his time at Rhode Island School of Design, hiking in Venezuala and his odyssey into the Australian outback in an old kombi. It's a love story too, recounting how Joshua and his wife Jo -- his collaborator and a photographer in her own right -- met, and their journey through his infertility, IVF, and the joy of parenthood. Surrender is an immensely powerful work, celebrating Yeldham's deeply spiritual affiliation with the land, belief in the succour of the creative imagination, and a reverential love of nature

Target audience

adult

Creator