Trepang -- First Australia Trade

The paintings and installations in this exhibition tell the fascinating tale of Australian Aboriginal and Asian exchange that centred on the trepang trade from the early 18th century to early 20th cenyury.

Australin Embassy, Paris
10 June -- 7 November 2014

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Trading (installation scales, trepangs)

250 x 1400cm

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Blue and white bowl and vase with design from painting by John Bulunbulun 

Bowl : ----diameter 19 cm
Vase:-----height: 37 cm

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Installation: sand, Blue and white bowl and bottle vase with design from painting by John Bulunbulun

200 x 1000cm

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Zhou Xiaoping & John Bulunbulun

Portrait of John Bulunbulun, 2007
Acrylic and ochre on canvas
200  X 147cm

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Zhou Xiaoping& John Bulunbulun

Discovery of trading, 2009
Acrylic and ochre on canvas
231  X 168cm

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Dream land, 2014
Ink, oil on rice paper and canvas
140 x 280 cm ( 4 panels )

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Our country    2014
ink, oil on rice paper and canvas
89  x 115 cm

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Vase    2014
Ink, oil on rice paper and canvas
87  x 115 cm

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Bowl (1) 2014
Ink, oil on rice paper and canvas
79  x 101.5 cm

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Fishing boy   2014
Ink, oil on rice paper and canvas
90  x 117 cm

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Sacred black (3)    2014
Ink, oil on rice paper and canvas
121  x 92 cm

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The documentary film Ochre and Ink (premiere broadcast on 21 February 2012: ABC1 "Artscape") tells the story of Zhou Xiaoping and his art journey in Australian Aboriginal  communities.The film has won six awards in international film festivals.

28 mins

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