The MacDonnell Ranges, or Tjoritja in Arrernte, is a mountain range located in southern Northern Territory. MacDonnell Ranges is also the name given to an interim Australian bioregion broadly encompassing the mountain range, with an area of 3,929,444 hectares (9,709,870 acres). The range is a 644 km (400 mi) long series of mountains in central Australia, consisting of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The mountain range contains many spectacular gaps and gorges as well as areas of Aboriginal significance. The films below inspired this artwork.
Gosses Bluff
Ben Price on the MacDonnell Ranges
Google Earth 01 the landscape surrounding Alice Springs with Ben Price
Ben Price on the layers of landscape surrounding Alice Springs
Google Earth 02 the Eastern MacDonnell Ranges and Rivers
Google Earth 03 the Western MacDonnell Ranges Standley Chasm and the Hugh River
Google Earth 04 Ellery Creek Big Hole
Google Earth 05 the Western MacDonnel Ranges Glen Helen Gorge Ormiston Gorge Mt Sonder
Google Earth 06 Gosses Bluff
Google Earth 07 The Finke River one of the oldest rivers in the world
Ben Price on the plate tectonic movements that formed central Australia
The story behind the strata of Kata Tjuta
Ben Price on Indigenous Culture and Landscape