Onsite Book Club: 'Ubuntu: One Woman’s Motorcycle Odyssey Across Africa' (2016)
When
3.00 – 4.00pm, Sat 30 Jan 2021Where
Queensland Art Gallery & Member's Lounge
About
Discuss art, life, culture and creativity from the comfort of your own home at the QAGOMA Members Virtual Book Club or join us on site for a socially distanced discussion in the Members Lounge. After a break in December, the titles on the summer reading list will connect to, contextualise and discuss the ideas presented in ‘The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire’. Sessions are hosted by Book Club Facilitator Eve Jensen. Book 1: Ubuntu: One Woman's Motorcycle Odyssey Across Africa (2016), Heather Ellis Session 1: Wed 20 Jan, 3.00pm | Online via Zoom Session 2: Thu 21 Jan, 10.30am | Online via Zoom Session 3: Sat 30 Jan, 3.00pm | QAG | SOLD OUT At the age of 28, while sitting in a friend’s backyard in the remote mining township of Jabiru, Heather Ellis has a light-bulb moment: she is going to ride a motorcycle across Africa. Despite never having done any long-distance motorcycle travel, nor any travel in Africa, the idea felt right. One year later, she was unloading her Yamaha TT600 at the docks in Durban, South Africa. Her travels take her to the dizzying heights of Mount Kilimanjaro and the Rwenzori Mountains to the deserts of northern Kenya. Everywhere she goes, Heather is aided by locals and travellers alike, who take her into their homes and hearts, helping her to truly understand the spirit of ubuntu — a Bantu word meaning ‘I am because you are’. SOLD OUT / Please call (07) 3840 7278 to go on the wait list; or to register your interest. We may be able to accommodate an additional session should there be sufficient interest. Virtual Book Club: Free for Members / $5 Members' Guests On-site Book Club: $12 Members / $17 Members' Guests (includes afternoon tea) The link to join the meeting will emailed to you one hour prior to the start of the session. Members receive 20% off current and past Book Club titles from the QAGOMA Store. Book 2: The Flamethrowers (2013), Rachel Kushner The QAGOMA Members Virtual Book Club is hosted online via Zoom. If you're new to Zoom and have any questions, please get in touch with us.