The imagery subverts the original lyrical intention of desecration of the consecrate body (via cosmetic plastic surgery) and applies it to desecration of land, spirituality and culture. The use of braille refers to the subsequent blindness suffered by those exposed to the nuclear explosions at Maralinga. Australian servicemen were ultimately issued compensation for two specific strains of cancer resultant of the nuclear exposure, leukaemia and multiple myeloma, both of which detrimentally effect bone marrow.
