Dora Dallwitz first became engaged with the story of the Nullarbor Nymph hoax through hearing about it from her father-in-law in 1984. Dave was in the process of writing music and creating a record cover with the Nullarbor Nymph on the front. Some years later Dora enrolled to do a Master of Visual Arts Degree at the University of South Australia. During the early stages of this course she spent a lot of time with husband John and friend Tony Hamilton discussing the possibilities for making artworks based around the Nullarbor Nymph story. Dora found it so rich in possible interpretations and readings that her work on the subject continues to this day.