Travelling through Australia with his film camera, Ivan Sen has visited many Aboriginal communities, from urban to prison to distant-rural. Photographing people in their definitive environments, he has created an installation which is a subtle and deeply moving meditation on skin, landscape, gesture and the many nuances of Aboriginal identities.

The work contains imagery of people who have all shared the same blood. The blood of the Gamilaroi people of Northern NSW.

This work contains First peoples content

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

creator

Ivan Sen

Duration

00:15:05:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2002

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001923

Audience classifications

G

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

DVD [PAL]; Exhibition Copy

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

VHS [PAL]; Copy

CD ROM; Documentation

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

CD ROM; Master

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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