Chenxi and the Foreigner
1989 Shanghai: Young Australian Anna learns about art, and falling in love.
Saigon Tea
Danny and Mai straddle three cultures and countries in this exploration of a special relationship.
The Spirit of the Land
How does an Australian artwork simultaneously critique the actions of a country like Japan and evoke appreciation from that country?
Stereotypes
A gentle satire on first perceptions.
Intangible Asset Number 82
Drummer Simon Barker finds out much more than he expected about himself on this journey into Korea’s heartland.
Melbourne Meets Karachi
Do Pakistan and Australia share more than a love of cricket? What impact did the Karachi tram have on Melbourne?
Teppanyaki
Humorist Danny Katz explores the experience of teppanyaki dining for the uninitiated.
Skin
What difference does my skin colour make to how I feel about myself?
The Dreaming
Gothic Victorian meets Japanese manga meets the Australian bush.
Remembering Bali
How do individuals respond to an act of terror?
One Crowded Hour
Glamorous? Dangerous? An insight into the life of an Australian war photojournalist.
Be Good, Little Migrants
Uyen Nhu Loewald’s darkly ironic poem explores the terrain of multiculturalism and the expectations of migrants in Australia.
White Shoe Brigade
The Australian obsession with the beach is explored, not through the image of the bronzed sunbaker, but through a set of formal high heels. Photographer Mari Hirata once worked as an interpreter for a Japanese wedding company based on the Gold Coast. Her work reflects her journey through the sand dunes, reflecting on the specific nature of this part of the Gold Coast, the attraction of this area for the Japanese and the peculiarly cross-cultural experience of a wedding in a foreign country.
In the Japanese Manner
Discover more about Japanese aesthetics in Australia through the work of Akira Isogawa.
The Yarra
Award-winning writer Nam Le explores the simmering relationship of siblings caught up in gang culture in Melbourne.
Paradise lost
Sri Lanka: at one moment a tourist paradise, the next, a devastating hell.
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