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“Stories My Mother Never Told”
Artist Statement
By artist Jenny Ashby
This installation based exhibition is an informed response to my research into the institutionalisation and the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families and their homelands and the often untold truths regarding this accepted practice by government and religious organisations up until the early 1970's. My work responds to my learning of the cruelty and inhumane treatment of these children within institutional care throughout Australia. My work is a personal response to the stories told to me by my children’s aboriginal family, friends, and people that I have interviewed as well as research into these issues. My artwork is a comparative reflection on my own childhood memories, and the freedom that I lived with as a child while growing up in a white Christian, farming family, as opposed to aboriginal children forced to grow up within the same period of the 60's and the 70's, behind the walls of institutions such as the Cootamundra, Parramatta,La Perouse Girls Training Homes, and the Hay Women's Jail and "the stories we were never told".
The drawings and prints act as a visual narrative and are laden with text and marks in the form of graffiti and inscriptions, similar to those found on surfaces within institutions. The text also takes on the appearance of letter writing to my mother as a conversation, a personal reflection of my own childhood and my own responses to this research as a type of diary entry. The text which is layered and often unreadable onto paper which has been embossed and treated to mimic the brick walls of institutions hopefully encourages inquiry on closer examination of the narrative within.
The use of shadows within my work act as a metaphor of presence and absence within the space. The shadows of the little girl on the swing are significant within my work acting as a universal symbol of freedom and at the same time lost freedom when used in context of the cell wall drawings.
The video projections of the little girl’s shadows swinging and laughing were filmed as a site specific installation within the Hay Women’s Jail. This video installation is superimposed with sound of the harsh locking of cell doors which echoe within the confinement of the institution where many girls spent part of their childhood.
By subjecting the viewer to a multi sensory experience within the environment of the gallery, through the incorporation of projected images laden with relative sound, combined with universal icons of objects and image, I hope to encourage memory recall of the viewers own childhood using associated experience as a conduit to the narrative. Hopefully through this association the viewer becomes actively involved within the space and therefore he or she becomes personally involved with the work as the narrator in their own right.
And you thought the shoulder pads in the 80's were crazy! ;p
Minolta that I shot this with is courtesy of my grrl Ariel.
Mission Statement of Missouri Botanical Garden: "To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment." As part of this year's annual holiday light show, strings of lights were suspended over the reflecting pools. I haven't discovered how this light show (and particular the type of installation in the photo) shares knowledge about plants and their environment. I think it sends a very different message about what the Botanical Garden thinks is important and about how they think we should relate to plants in our environment. Saint Louis, Missouri.
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a series of altered/defaced images from fashion magazines by Bella Dehm.
Funny, strange and speaking to the primordial need to draw mustaches, scars and buggers on depictions of beautiful people.
coming in early Dec!
Love that timbered construction – and the coloration!
To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!
Gasthaus „Zum Schwanen“, Obergasse 5 , 65510 Idstein
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Album Description – Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
I visited somewhere so small I didn’t see any stoplights, so big it has 11 suburbs – eleven formerly independent villages absorbed in 1971 into Idstein, a splendid Town of Tradition with history dating to 1102 – a royal seat in the past and a modern city in the present!
My friends Dori & Siggi picked me up 2:00 at the crew hotel; Dori drove us north across the Rhine River, then 12 miles on further north, past Wiesbaden up into a magnificent town in the Taunus Mountains I have long wanted to tour. Highlights:
✓Castle Lane („Schloßgasse“):
• Tower of Idstein 'Bergfried', 'Wachturm', a 12th-century free-standing fighting-tower in Castle Garden 'Schloßgarten', a part of Idstein Castle a.k.a. the Witches‘ Tower 'Hexenturm'
• Idstein Castle, former fortress 'Burg Idstein', Castle Lane 'Schloßgasse', later palace 'Schloß Idstein' 1614, now school
• Fortress Gate, the massive 'Burgtor' 1497
• Heavenly Lane 'Himmelsgasse':
• Timber-frame 'Fotostudio Idstein Claudia Rothenberger' 18th century corner building, corner of Felix-Lahnstein-Street
• Timber-frame 'Gasthof zur Peif' 1615, at King Adolf Square
✓Upper Lane 'Obergasse':
• Hotel/Restaurant German House 'Deutsches-Haus' 1751
• Hotel/Restaurant house Henrich Heer built 1620 'Höerhof'
✓Martin Luther Street 'Martin-Luther-Straße':
• Parish Church 'Pfarrkirche' 1330
• Picturesque view at the church down a cobblestone lane to the Town Hall and the Tower of Idstein
✓King Adolf Square 'König-Adolf-Platz':
• Town Hall 'Rathaus' 1698
• Historic timber-framed houses 'Fachwerkhäuser, and most especially the gorgeous house ‘Killingerhaus’ 1615
✓Lopsided house 'Das sogenannte Schiefe Haus' 1727
✓Brewpub, the Idsteiner 'Alte Feuerwache' 1928, a converted old fire station, where we ate an early supper
Due to its well-preserved Old Town 'Altstadt', Idstein is on the German Timber-Frame Road 'Deutsche Fachwerkstraße', a tourist route through towns with fine timbered construction. It was so much fun visiting here with my friends Dori & Siggi; I am scheduled for FRA next week, when we plan to return!
The best of 524 photos from this layover are a 3-album set:
• Mainz, Germany – 2016APR06-08
• Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
• Roman Limes Tower at Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
Hope you enjoy my favorite 27% of the 371 photos in Idstein!
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This necklace was originally a custom design based off of another piece. The bright pink stones are set with rainbow coated clear aurora borealis rhinestones in order to create an incredible sparkling statement! Pink and clear is one of my favorite combinations, because to me, it screams femininity, glamour and luxury!
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On Monday, 9 May 2022 at 9:30 (Hague time), the Defence in the case of The Prosecutor v. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud made its opening statement before Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mr Al Hassan is represented by Lead Counsel Melinda Taylor and Associate Counsel Michiel Pestman. The statement was made in open session.
My desktop. Featured font is Coolvetica. Apologies to those who saw (and were bored by) the previous incarnation. I just like how conky and the desktop icons blend in now. :)
Definitely not for the faint-hearted !
This pair of Asymmetric earrings is hammered out of 12 gauge brass wires, and then augmented by fire, sanded and polished to bring out its texture. Attached to one side of the hoop is a leather handcut flower with stained fibers and a piece of milky Petrified Wood bead. A variety of brass chains and Variscite rondelles make the luscious chain drop.
* the hoops are approx. 2 inches in diameter
* the Featured side of the earring is 8.5 inches in length including earwires. It will drop below shoulder line.
* the earwires are 18 gauge brass wires handformed and also augmented by fire
Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North and Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, issues a statement in honour of the proclamation declaring November as Sikh Nation Blood Donation Month.
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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano delivers his opening statement at the first day of the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Enhancing Global Efforts. IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 1 July 2013
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Wandering around the city centre on St Patrick’s day, you’ll meet many diverse fun fashion statements to say the least… classy greens, sassy golds and demure nods to patriotism as people roll out in their Sunday best, while others parade full-on costumes ranging from the adventurous to the really out there ! (And that’s not including the official parade!)
This Paddy’s Day, we’re celebrating street fashion on a day of eclectic Irish fashion!
The National Leprechaun Museum and the SCOOP foundation joined up to give everyone (Dubliners and visitors) the chance to show off their Paddy’s Day Finery to the whole world, and set up a picture-book-photo-booth for them to get snapped in!
Entrants got snapped by our photographers on our set and then posted online… winners will be voted on by a worldwide audience! (There’s a range of categories and spot prizes to be won!)
Let us know your favourite by tweeting about it #lookoftheirish!
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The National Leprechaun Museum opened its doors in March 2010. Since then it has welcomed in excess of 150k visitors through its doors to explore Irish folklore, mythology and storytelling through our unique interactive experience.
Rave reviews from the likes of Time magazine, the Guardian, the BBC, and even the cast of Jackass, highlight the uniquely enjoyable experience for adults and children alike, exploring the world of Irish folklore in a series of fun and interactive spaces led by our great storytellers.
OPEN EVERY DAY!
10.30 – 18.30 (Last entry at 17.45)
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The SCOOP (Support Children Out Of Poverty / Stop Corruption On Our Planet) is a young, innovative and hard working organisation working and creating out of Dublin City, Ireland.
They endeavour to raise funds through their own events and unique ideas, in order to build schools and opportunities for children and young people caught in the poverty trap in the some of the poorest and more corrupt parts of the world.
They also wish to create a different type of charity in Ireland; one that utilises young and talented people to keep creating new and positive methods to achieve their many goals and aspirations.
Watch this space!
Registered charity CHY 18767
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Photography by Martin Bures & Jennette Donnelly
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Victorian Heritage Register information
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Tower Hill State Game Reserve is an area of approximately 6.2 sq km, 3 km inland from the coast between Warrnambool and Port Fairy managed by Parks Victoria since 1997. The Reserve consists of a volcanic crater of nested maar type bounded by the encircling crater rim that forms a highly visible landmark in the surrounding plain. The crater, filled by a lake and series of islands, themselves volcanic cones, was formed at least 30,000 years ago when a hot rising basaltic magma came into contact with the subterranean water table. The violent explosion that followed created the funnel-shaped crater (later filled by a lake) and the islands. Artefacts found in the volcanic ash layers show that Aboriginal people were living in the area at the time of the eruption. The Warrnambool area was a rich source of foods for the Koroitgundidj people, whose descendants retain special links with this country.
The first confirmed European sighting of Tower Hill crater was by French explorers sailing with Captain Baudin aboard the Geographe in 1802 who named the crater 'Peak of Reconnaissance'. Throughout the 19th century sailors used Tower Hill as a landmark for entering the harbours of Port Fairy (Belfast) and Warrnambool. The name Tower Hill came into common usage in the 1840s. The crater formation, noted by early European settlers for the beauty of its vegetation was memorialised in the landscape painting of Eugene von Guerard in 1855.
By the late 1850s substantial amounts of forest had been cleared in and around the crater. In 1866 when the crater and inner rim were temporarily reserved for public recreation, the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria was appointed the Committee of Management (1866-1869). The Society had formed in 1861 with the aim of introducing exotic plants and animals to suitable parts of the colony and accordingly introduced goats, pheasants and rabbits to Tower Hill. In 1873 the area was permanently reserved for public purposes and in 1892 in an attempt to halt the environmental damage to the crater Tower Hill Reserve became the first National Park to be declared in Victoria. It remained under the control of Koroit Council which permitted clearing of native vegetation, grazing and the quarrying of scoria to continue. By the 1930s the landscape was bare and little wildlife remained.
In the mid-20th century lobbying by the local community concerned about environmental degradation at Tower Hill along with general recognition of the declining numbers of game birds in Victoria led to the crater being declared a State Game Reserve in 1961, one of a number established across the State at this time as wildlife refuges. The contained nature of the crater site meant it could be readily adapted to a scientifically designed habitat management program.
In 1962 Robin Boyd was commissioned to design a Natural History Centre on the main island at Tower Hill, completed in 1969. This early example of an interpretive centre was to provide the public with information about the restoration of the Tower Hill environment and the wildlife and habitats of the State's Reserves and to be a centre of study for wildlife management. Boyd, a hero of the conservation movement, designed a simple stone circular structure with sloping roof mirroring the volcanic island hilltops, sitting in harmony with the landscape. The circular glazed pavilion is a timber construction with a cill height stone skirt and wide eaves. At the centre of the open internal space is a central hollow stone column which supports the roof and is crowned by a skylight reminiscent of the core of the volcano that gave rise to the landscape. Laminated timber rafters, arranged radially, span from the hollow stone core to the outer ring of window and project to form deep eaves.
As early as 1958 local community groups established experimental plots of native trees at Tower Hill. Following designation as a State Game Reserve serious efforts began to replicate the original vegetation using von Guerard's (1855) painting as a guide to replanting using botanists to identify the plant species. By 1981 school children,, naturalists and other volunteers had planted 250 000 trees and shrubs at Tower Hill and removed non-native species and weeds and feral animals. Native animal species including koalas, wombats, emus and echidnas have also been successfully reintroduced to Tower Hill through reinstatement of habitat. The replanting program was the first of its kind in Victoria and provided a model for the national Landcare movement, established in Victoria in the 1980s.
How is it significant?
Tower Hill State Game Reserve is of aesthetic, historic, scientific, social and architectural significance to the State of Victoria
Why is it significant?
Tower Hill State Game Reserve is of aesthetic significance, being an inspirational landscape, recognised for the beauty and uniqueness of its geological form and natural vegetation from first European exploration and settlement of the region.
Tower Hill State Game Reserve is a cultural landscape of historical significance in reflecting more than a century of changing attitudes to landscape in its evolving status and the character of its environment.
Tower Hill State Game Reserve is of historical significance as an iconic and inspirational landscape, noted for its geological form and the beauty of its natural vegetation from first European exploration and settlement of the region, memorialised in Eugene von Guerard's 1855 painting of Tower Hill crater and island. It was this iconic beauty that environmentalists sought to reinstate through their replanting of native vegetation, the species having initially been identified initially from the detail of von Guerard's painting.
Tower Hill State Game Reserve is of historical significance as the earliest and an outstanding example of community programs to reinstate native vegetation and re-create native habitat on cleared and degraded land. Skills developed in the course of this work, and subsequently applied in other parts of the country include an understanding of the importance of using species indigenous to the local area, requirements for re-introduction of native fauna, and awareness of the need for re-establishment of understorey species.
Tower Hill State Game Reserve is of social significance for the ongoing role of the local community and community groups in the reinstatement of natural habitats in the Reserve.
Tower Hill State Game Reserve is of scientific (geological) significance as an example of a nested maar, a specific type of volcanic crater that formed at least 30 000 years ago when hot rising basaltic magma came into contact with the subterranean water table resulting in a series of phreatic explosions that created the funnel-shaped crater (later filled by a lake) coupled with late stage scoria cone development of the islands seen today.
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Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary–General, ITU, speaking at the Concluding Session of WSIS+10 High-Level Policy Statements and Endorsement of the WSIS+10 Outcome Documents by Acclamation
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Pardon the skewed angle but there were reflections no matter what direction I approached it from. This was the best I could do.
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More than 400 residents from across NSW gathered outside AGL Energy's head office in North Sydney this morning to demand an end to AGL's controversial coal seam gas projects in Gloucester and Camden.
The residents, many who had travelled together by bus from Gloucester, were joined by concerned Sydneysiders and members of GetUp. Today marks the 100th consecutive week of community protests at AGL's head office demanding an end to CSG in NSW.
GetUp’s Better Power Campaign Director Lily Dempster, who is leading the organisation’s call for consumers to turn their backs on energy retailers still investing in dirty energy, said it was disappointing that CEO Andrew Vesey had refused an invitation from Groundswell Gloucester to address the gathering today.
“People from all walks of life have gathered outside of AGL today and over the past 100 weeks to show the community finds the threats of coal seam gas to our agricultural land, our precious water resources and our communities simply unacceptable,” she said.
“It’s risky business for communities such as Gloucester and Camden, and it’s increasingly risky business for investors too.
“The company is currently reviewing its coal seam gas investments and has a prime opportunity to get out of harmful coal seam gas projects for good.
“We know one of the most effective ways of placing pressure is through consumer action. If you are an AGL customer you're in a powerful position to help pressure this company to get out of CSG and start supporting cleaner, safer renewable energy instead," she said.
Professor Rufus Clarke is a former AGL customer who has switched power provider through the Better Power campaign.
“In April this year my wife and I became aware of the influence that companies like AGL have on public policy, for example in Prime Minister Abbott’s reneging on his pre-election promise not to cut the Renewable Energy Target, and his persistent attacks on the renewable energy industry.
“Ecological responsibility cuts no ice with these companies; the only thing they understand is losing market share. So we switched to Powershop for our electricity supply. We are paying no more per kilowatt hour than we were with AGL.
“I urge others to do as we have done, to switch their energy supplies away from those who pollute the atmosphere and the aquifers – it’s the only message that the companies that pollute, and their shareholders, will understand,” Prof Clarke said.
To date the Better Power campaign has switched 12,000 customers from AGL and other big polluting companies including EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy.
View across an autumnal Princess Street Gardens to the Bank of Scotland Headquarters. Originally designed by Richard Crichton and Robert Reid, 1801-6 it was largely remodelled and enlarged by David Bryce, 1863 in a Roman Baroque style. Bryce added the wings and the linking entrance extension. He replaced the simple saucer dome on cylindrical drum with a Roman Baroque dome. Part of the basement has been arranged as a museum.
Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North and Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, issues a statement in honour of the proclamation declaring November as Sikh Nation Blood Donation Month.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/25655