Australia was bled dry. From 2017 to 2019 the sunburned country endured one of its worst droughts on record—a prolonged natural disaster that forced farmers to walk away from their land and left rural towns reeling. With no tourist dollars to depend on, such towns were in danger of being erased from the landscape. Until the painted grain silos began to appear, that is. In the past few years, an unlikely public-art movement has burst to life in the outback, giving visitors a reason to travel long hours on dusty…
