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Fragile First Impressions: A Threatened Archive of Indigenous Reportage
June 3, 2014Trinity Grammar and Warddeken Land Management invite you to:
FRAGILE FIRST IMPRESSIONS
A Threatened Archive of Indigenous Reportage
Indigenous rock art images depicting early contact in Western Arnhem Land
Photographed by David Hancock
Show will also be exhibited at Photonet gallery
15a Railway Place Fairfield (upstairs from Beancounters coffee shop opposite Fairfield Railway station).
from 6 to 26 July 2014 and will be opened by Prof Marcia Langton.
The exhibition will move to Canberra on 6-13 September at the Canberra Grammar School Gallery 40 Monaro Crescent Red Hill ACT 2603. The opening will be at 4pm on 6 September.
Photographs of rock art © David Hancock and those of the exhibition opening thanks to © Michael Silver/Photonet. Radio National interview courtesy of Belinda Tromp and ABC RN Bush Telegraph. Thanks to all of you for permission to use copyright materials.
The Top End of Australia during the wet season flying in a helicopter, from the floodplains around the Adelaide River to Arnhem Land near the East Aligator River. Aboriginal rock art site in western Arnhem Land depicts images of creator beings and early white explorer Ludwig Leichhardt atop a horse. Traditional owner of the region Jenny Hunter with nephew Jesse Hunter and daughter Catherine, and husband Andy Ralph. They run the Kakadu Culture Camp and take people walking in this remote area. Jenny Hunter
Significant rock art sites from the contact period (between Europens and Aboriginal people) in western Arnhem Land in the Warddeken IPA - stone country Arnhem Land plateau - art gallery at Bodbang Worrkworkk
Warddeken IPA - Arnhem Land - survey of rock art from the Contact Period - gallery with rainbow serpent and rifles
Warddeken IPA - Arnhem Land - survey of rock art in the Kunbambuk estate - contact art includes ships - traditional owner John Reid - contact art showing ships and Europeans
The exhibition opening.
The exhibition opening
The exhibition opening
The exhibition opening
The exhibition opening