We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

‘Only to taste the warmth, the light, the wind’

Find this peaceful scene.

Olive Cotton took this photograph of a young woman enjoying the warmth of the sun on her skin.

Where do you think the woman is? What could she be thinking about?

Look at how the effect of light and shadows on her body add to the atmosphere of being out in the sunshine.

Read the title of this photograph. It was inspired by a poem Olive read.

Create a poem that expresses the feeling of the warm sun on your skin, starting each line with the letters of the word ‘sunshine’.

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