Entertainment
Dark Mofo cancels blood-soaked flag artwork – The Age
“We apologise to all First Nations people for any hurt that has been caused,” creative director Leigh Carmichael said in a statement.
Those who criticised the work included Professor Anita Heiss, a Wiradjuri woman, who described the proposed work as insensitive and ignorant. Claire Coleman, the author of Terra Nullius, also asked Dark Mofo to reconsider.
A coloniser artist intending to produce art with the actual blood of colonised people is abusive, colonising and re-traumatising, she wrote on social media. The idea is disgusting and terrible and should not have been considered.
In his statement on Tuesday afternoon, Carmichael…
-
General23 hours agoMan dies in light plane crash north of Balranald in south-west NSW
-
General22 hours agoWhitewash at QUT | The Spectator Australia
-
Noosa News11 hours agoMore than $25m in workers’ compensation claims relating to e-scooter and e-bike injuries made in Queensland over five-year period
-
Noosa News24 hours agoTargeted attack in Torquay leaves man with gunshot wound to abdomen