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  • 17. Gobawarrah-Yinhawangka Traditional Owners and Michael Bonner, Gobawarrah-Yinhawangka Horizon Line, 2023 acrylic on wall, installation view in Black Sky, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, 2023, photograph by Rebecca Mansell The entrance to Black Sky is painted black, with an orange line that bisects the wall erratically. A leap of faith into the abyss
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    A leap of faith into the abyss

    29 March 2023

    Generous and powerful, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s Perth Festival exhibition explores the role of the night sky in First Nations culture, as a bridge between this world and other realms, writes Ilona McGuire.

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  • Michaela Gleave ‘Messages of hope, messages of love’ 2020, as part of ‘Archie Plus’, 2020 © Michaela Gleave Photo: © AGNSW, Diana Panuccio. No reproduction of this image is permitted without the permission of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Contact: imagereproduction@ag.nsw.gov.au Beams of light are projected into the night sky. Festival exhibitions look skywards and inwards
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    Festival exhibitions look skywards and inwards

    7 February 2023

    The endless possibilities of the stars have created unlimited options for this year’s Perth Festival visual arts program, and Ara Jansen is excited to turn her gaze in celestial directions.

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