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"Almost 60 years after former prime minister Harold Holt began to dismantle the
White Australia Policy,
The Neighbour at the Gate at Sydney’s National Art
School Gallery presents a thoughtful examination of the consequences when good
neighbours become good friends.
Street posters promoting the exhibition feature an image of a magpie.
Advertising always distorts.
Pardu (Tirritpa) by James Tylor, who has Kaurna
and Mãori heritage, is a series of groupings of exquisite small bird
daguerreotypes. Their shadowed silver surface gives the impression of
antiquity, which is Tylor’s intention.
In Kaurna, the names of birds come from the songs they sing. This is also how
birds are named in many Asian languages. Onomatopoeia makes a bridge between
cultures. A QR code on the wall next to each grouped images of birds allows the
viewer to hear blends of birdsong with human music."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
