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68Australia - Aboriginal Dreaming - Ancient spirits in the 21st century
To an outsider, "The Dreamtime" is fundamental to the concept of traditional Australian Aboriginal religion. Aboriginal religion, in fact, is not a labeled belief system, but rather life itself. Life past, present and future creates "The Dreaming".
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68Australian Art Oddities: Not all art is in an art gallery!
Australian art can be found in the most unexpected places. Undervalued art is art found outside the respected sophistication of an art gallery; it could be found in unexpected places in the city or the far reaching countryside. And as you wander these unexpected places, your whole view of "what is art" may totally change.
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64Oddities: Greetings and Crime - The "rape" of Namaste?
Namaste is a beautiful greeting. "The God in me greets the God in you." "The Light within me greets the Light within you." But this spiritual connection is undergoing a radical commercial make-over.
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75Is madness healthy? Is a genius really mad?
History and literature are riddled with examples of madness. From leaders to the "little people", from writers to personas in their writing, there are those who dare to be "madly" different. But is brilliance a form of madness?
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69Australian Poetry: Relationships and Connections - Video Reflections on Bruce Dawe - 2 - "Distances"
Modern Australian poet Bruce Dawe is conscious that humanity struggles to find a sense of belonging and identity in 20th to 21st century society. I felt moved to create a video of his insights and a poem of my own. There is space But no bridge There is a voice But no one hears...
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65Australian Poetry - Suburbia - Video Reflections on Bruce Dawe - 1 - "homo suburbiensis"
Suburbia! A gift or a curse? In 2006, Australian Bruce Dawe released "Sometimes Gladness", a collection of poems connecting universal, ordinary man with the poetry of the soul. I felt moved to create a video of his poem, interpretting the images and the illusions.
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60Poetry is the Best Real Estate on the Market
Poetry is a touch of heat and frost. Poetry is the Wire Lane on Internet Highways. Poetry is the best take away on the market. Poetry basks in designer labels. Poetry condones spending sprees. Snack food available for nibblers.
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66Australian Desert Art - 1 - "Stone Souls and a Big Bench" - Broken Hill, NSW (with a dash of poetry)
In 1993, a group of sculptors pooled their skills to create art in the desert. The place was outback NSW, Australia at Broken Hill.The artists involved in the 1993 Sculpture Symposium were: 2 from Mexico, 2 from Syria, 3 from Georgia and 5 Australians.
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58Australian Poetry - Stop the Clock! Thief at Large!
If time is man's desperate attempt to harness space and dimension into some decipherable, controlled unit of measurement, does that mean taking time for self could be theft, indeed a crime? Is time a parkland with pockets signed "No Trespassing"?
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67Australian Desert Art - 2 - "Dark shapes are real people" - Lake Ballard, Western Australia (with a dash of poetry)
In Western Australia, north of Kalgoorlie, near the 1890's goldfields "ghost" town of Menzies, stand 51 black steel figures; eerie silhouettes on the soft glow of desert dawns and blood red sunsets. UK artist, Antony Gormley, created the statues on Lake Ballard in 2003.
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