Sometimes lowering the bar opens some strange doors. We were told the Big Picture was a “must see” when we recently spent some time in Broken Hill.
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There is a curious juxtaposition in that town. Thriving alongside the mines and the slag pile and the sacrifice of men underground is an illustrious art culture. We spent a few hours underground in a silver mine and a few hours on top admiring works created with the silver.
To see the Big Picture cost $7.50 and so we deliberated for a time whether spending a collective $15 for one painting was worth while. The Big Picture is, surprise, surprise, a big picture. It is a landscape in the round and you pay to enter its room and marvel at its size and proportion.
I spent a good amount of time there, mainly because I had paid $15 to do so. I had to get my money’s worth, so I wandered that room twice, hoping to see more the second circuit around. It made me look harder and that alone was a lesson in appreciation and time.
What the Big Picture did for us however was open doors to an even bigger picture. No longer did any entry fee seem too much. Every experience was likened to our circuit around that room. A new bench mark had been set for our mini Australian road trip.
We didn’t hesitate again. The Big Picture steered our way forward and in so doing, opened our eyes to the wonders of the big Australian picture. - Linda Muller