âIt is important to have these living stories showcasing our Aunties,â Edgar says. âThey are leaders within their own communities and all have fascinating histories and stories to share.
âAll Indigenous people have stories that are hard to swallow, but as an Indigenous curator, who also faces these challenges, I can confidently say that Indigenous people have this amazing ability to look beyond the trauma that is usually focused on in the broader community.
âThose amplified stories of trauma we see in the broader community is not how I know my friends and family. Indigenous people are fun, funny, and great to be around. I wanted to focus on the golden moments in between the trauma.â
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Parrtjima, the greatest desert show on earth, is all heart
The Alice Springs festival casts Indigenous culture and the 300-million-year-old West MacDonnell ranges in a profound and beautiful light.
The six-minute ‘Spirit Kultcha’ show illuminates the West MacDonnell Ranges.
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Bundjalung woman Rhoda Roberts had some quick explaining to do when she wanted to project a Central Desert artwork in mosaics of light on five large glass camels.
“It wasn’t the camels per se,” says Roberts, curator of Parrtjima – A Festival in Light. The reference group of local leaders of the Arrernte people of the Central Desert “were more intrigued as to why the artwork wasn’t going to be shown on canvas, like paintings are normally displayed”.
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