Mermaids, or Aiden in Wonderland

Australia, 2013

Artwork
A close up of someone's face covered with white makeup and protective glasses
Image via kadist.org/

Mermaids, or Aiden in Wonderland is a powerful intervention in contemporary debates about the future present of climate change, extractive capitalism, and industrial toxicity from the point of view of Indigenous worlds.

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Credits

creator

Karrabing Film Collective

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2013

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

xos-121831

Materials

26:29 minutes HD video, colour, sound

Collected

52 times

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