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24/05/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Tailings mountain in the Wittenoom Gorge
During the 1980s and 1990s there were increasing incidence of deaths in Roebourne from mesothelioma and other respiratory conditions derivative of asbestos. Roger Solomon, the narrator and co-writer of Exile and the Kingdom died of mesothelioma in 1993.Image above: Sign to WittenoomRead more ►
17/05/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Marndamarangga / Chainhand - parallel histories.
Join Michael Woodley and Sohan Ariel Hayes tomorrow and Saturday evenings for a series of video projections at the Cossack water tower from 6pm to 9.30pm. The title of the work is Marndamarangga which translates as chainhand.Cossack is located 12 km from Roebourne and 1480 km north of Perth. This event is presented in conjunction with Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation.IASKA GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES ...Read more ►
07/04/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Birndiwirndi / World's Apart
Victoria Hotel, Ieramagardu / Roebourne, 6.30 - 9.30pm, July 29The boarded-up Victoria Hotel in Roebourne will form the backdrop for a new contemporary artwork representing the spirit and hope of the Yindjibarndi people.BirndiWirndi / Worlds Apart is a video-based work depicting the hearts, minds and spirits of the Yindjibarndi who, despite the enormous forces of the mining boom, still stand ...Read more ►
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Week one, Roebourne
It really feels like I've taken an elevator to an alien planet; gazing out into Yindjibarndi country saturates the senses with unbelievable sweeps of colour and fantastically vast and ancient mountain vistas. The mountains are so old here that all their tops have been weathered into so many thousands of pieces of rubble like skin that once whole has cracked in the sun and broken into piles of ...Read more ►
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BirndiWirndi - Worlds Apart
BirndiWirndi - Worlds Apart is a video-based work depicting the hearts, minds and spirits of the Yindjibarndi who, despite the enormous forces of the mining boom, still stand strong. BirndiWirndi - Worlds Apart was created through a collaboration between IASKA artist Sohan Ariel Hayes and Michael Woodley from Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation. The work was projected onto the now boarded up ...Read more ►