The Problem
At present, the information and stories associated with Aboriginal massacres come almost entirely from the European historical record and therefore from an exclusively European/White Australian perspective. This exhibition relates photographic images of massacre sites with the European history and local oral history so that the full impact of past events is exposed and explored. We are in the process of photographing 25 sites and, with the collaboration of the official Aboriginal group associated with these various locations, expressing the stories and memories of the events in their own words. The final exhibition photos will be large, static landscape shots along with their corresponding audio tracks to be listened to through headphones. There will also be a plaque to describe the European History, the location (where appropriate) and to acknowledge the people and groups who contributed to the piece. This project does not seek to rewrite the historic record but to add to it with image and story.
