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Sid Pattni Two portraits by Sid Pattni. On the right is a man of colour, perhaps of African descent, on the left a woman in a hijab. Both are painted against vibrant orange backgrounds, with colourful squiggly lines over their faces. Stitching the stories of refugees

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Stitching the stories of refugees

12 June 2023

While refugees are visible in the media, their individual stories are often unheard. This paradox drove artist Sid Pattni to create a new immersive exhibition that brings the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers to light.

Tara Gower. A portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a black top. She is smiling and standing in front of a big white-trunked tree Bringing music and movement home

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Bringing music and movement home

14 August 2022

A Yawuru woman from Broome, Tara Gower has had a rich and varied career in the cultural sector nationally and internationally and she brings it home in a new role based in the Kimberley.

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Stitching the stories of refugees

Bringing music and movement home

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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