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Organized by The Australian Embassy Bangkok and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre <\/p>\n
\n\tThe Australian Embassy Bangkok and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) proudly present Shadowlife, <\/em>an exhibition of moving image works by internationally-renowned Indigenous Australian artists. Shadowlife<\/em> is part of the Australian Embassy’s activities organised in celebration of the 60th<\/sup> Anniversary of Bilateral Relations between Australia and Thailand. <\/p>\n \n\t <\/p>\n \n\tDeveloped by Asialink and the Bendigo Art Gallery, audiences in Thailand will have a chance to see this unique exhibition that will tour in Australia and Asia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\tCurated by Djon Mundine OAM and Natalie King, Shadowlife<\/em> exhibits works by nine internationally renowned contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists (and one non-Indigenous collaborator) engaged in photo-based practices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\tWungguli<\/em>, an Arnhem Land Djambarrpuyngu<\/em> word, means ‘spirit’ and ‘shadow’ and came to describe photographic image. Shadowlife<\/em> explores the notion of the shadow as a representation of our soul. Shadowlife <\/em>embraces moving image and photography with all its directness, theatricality and immediacy by confronting stereotypes and acting out scenarios.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\tExhibition curators Djon Mundine OAM and Natalie King write in the catalogue essay.“When light shines on something or someone, a shadow is always cast. <\/em>A person can never desert its shadow and a shadow cannot leave its human original. <\/em>Every shadow has its own presence and absence. And no more so in this continent, Australia, full of ghosts and shadows honeycombing the historical, social, and physical landscape.<\/em>”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\tParticipating artists are: Vernon Ah Kee; Bindi Cole; Brenda L. Croft; Destiny Deacon\/Virginia Fraser; Fiona Foley; Gary Lee; Michael Riley; Christian Thompson and Ivan Sen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\tThis exhibition is supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Visual Arts Touring Program of the Australia International Cultural Council, an initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body; and The Visual Arts and Crafts strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. After Thailand, Shadowlife<\/em> will travel to other venues including Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (Taiwan) and Nanyang Academy of Fine Art (Singapore).<\/p>\n \tExhibition curators : Djon Mundine OAM and Natalie King \t—<\/p>\n \tMr Simon Farbenbloom, Deputy Head of Mission of the Australian Embassy, will open the exhibition on Thursday 1 March at 18.30 hrs.<\/p>\n \tOn 1 March, prior to the official opening ceremony, 'Visions of a Nomad' Trio (didgeridoo, percussion and guitar) will perform music featuring Indigenous culture at 16.00 hrs at BACC. From 17.00 hrs the curator Djon Mundine OAM and Naomi Cass will lead a special floor talk. Admission is free. Please confirm your interest in attending the performance and talk at the Australian Embassy Bangkok Tel: 02-344 6463, 02-344 6464 or BACC 02-214 6630-1.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Organized by The Australian Embassy Bangkok and Bangkok…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":56963,"template":"","archives":[554,563],"locations":[585,65],"attendees":[],"sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-58887","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","archives-main-exhibition-789"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n\tParticipating artists are: Vernon Ah Kee; Bindi Cole; Brenda L. Croft; Destiny Deacon\/Virginia Fraser; Fiona Foley; Gary Lee; Michael Riley; Christian Thompson and Ivan Sen.<\/p>\n